Shashikanth Akkappa Naik

Shashikant Akkappa Naik is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka who served as the Minister of Horticulture from 21 June 2006 to 8 October 2007 under H. D. Kumaraswamy.

Shashikanth Akkappa Naik
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 4 November 2008 – 5 January 2010
Preceded by	Satish Jarkiholi
Succeeded by	Mahantesh Kavatagimath
Constituency	Belgaum Local Authorities
Minister of Horticulture Government of Karnataka
In office 21 June 2006 – 8 October 2007
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded by	B. Nagaraja Shetty
Succeeded by	S. K. Belubbi
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Umesh Katti
Succeeded by	Umesh Katti
Constituency	Hukkeri
Personal details
Born	(1960-04-01) 1 April 1960 Ghataprabha, Belgaum district, Karnataka
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha
Spouse	Bharathi Naik
Parent	Akappa (father)
Source: [1]

Political career

Shashikanth Naik entered electoral politics by contesting 1994 Karnataka Assembly election from Hukkeri on a KRRS ticket. He lost to Umesh Katti of Janata Dal by a margin of 23,063 votes. He however defeated Umesh Katti in 2004 Karnataka Assembly election on a BJP ticket by a margin of 821 votes. He was inducted into H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry on 21 June 2006 and was allotted Horticulture Department. He however lost in 2008 to Umesh Katti of JDS, who then defected to BJP under Operation Kamala carried out by Yediyurappa. Shashikant Naik was later fielded as the BJP candidate for by-poll to Legislative Council from Belgaum local authority constituency which had fallen vacant after the sitting legislator Satish Jarkiholi was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Yemkanmardi.