Manohar Naik

Manohar Rajusingh Naik is an Indian politician of the Nationalist Congress Party in the state of Maharashtra. The Naik family has not lost the Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Seat since 1952.

Manohar Naik
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office (2001-2004), (2004-2009), (2009-2014), (2014 – 2019)
Preceded by	Sudhakarrao Naik
Succeeded by	Indranil Naik
Constituency	Pusad
In office (1995–1999)
Preceded by	Sudhakarrao Naik
Succeeded by	Sudhakarrao Naik
Constituency	Pusad
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office Nov 2004 – Dec 2008
Minister	Minister of Food and Drug Administration.
Preceded by	R. R. Patil
Cabinet Minister Second Ashok Chavan ministry Government of Maharashtra
In office Dec 2008 – Nov 2010
Minister	Minister of Food and Drug Administration.
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office Nov 2010 – Sep 2014
Minister	Minister of Food and Drug Administration.
Succeeded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Guardian Minister of Nandurbar district
In office (1 Nov 2004 – 4 Nov 2008)
Guardian Minister of Yavatmal District
In office (8 Dec 2008 – 6 Nov 2009)
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-09) March 9, 1942 (age 83) Gahuli village, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, India

The Naik family has tremendous influence over Banjara community, a scheduled tribe, which is in significant number in Yavatmal and a deciding factor in Pusad constituency. ^[1][2][3]

Personal life

Naik was born in 1943 at the remote Yawali village^[4] near Chapdoh dam,^[5] 3 km from Karegaon on Karegaon-Ramnagar-Yawali link road off Yavatmal-Ghatanji State highway MH SH 237,^[6] in the Yavatmal district in the southern Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. He is nephew of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vasantrao Naik and brother of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sudhakarrao Naik.^[7]

Career

Naik has been elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Yavatmal district from 1995 to 1999, 2004–2009,^[8] 2009–2014,^[9] and 2014–2019.^[1]

From 2009 to 2014, he was the Minister of Food and Drug Administration in the Government of Maharashtra in India.

He is a Managing Committee member of the Janta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and the Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad.^[10]