Shri Ram Naik

Born on 16th April, 1934 in Sangli (Maharashtra), Shri Ram Naik is a graduate in Commerce and also in Law. He started his career in the Accountant General's Office as an Upper Division Clerk. In due course he rose to higher posts and also worked as a Company Secretary and Management Consultant till 1969.

Shri Ram Naik who represents North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency from Maharashtra as a BJP MP has a track record of getting elected successively for five times. Earlier he got elected as an MLA for three consecutive terms. In the elections for the 13th Lok Sabha, he secured 5,17,941 votes which are the highest secured by an M.P. in Maharashtra. He has also created a new record of getting elected successively eight times from Mumbai which has six Lok Sabha seats.

Ram Naik's political career:

» 1969-77 Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Mumbai, Maharashtra
» 1977-78 General-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai, Maharashtra
» 1978-89 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (three terms) Member, Public Accounts Committee; Estimates Committee; Privileges Committee; and Rules Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
» 1979-80 President, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai
» 1980-86 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Mumbai
» 1986-89 Vice-President, B.J.P., Maharashtra
» 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North (Maharashtra)
» 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Mumbai North (Maharashtra)
» 1992-94 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam
» 1995-96 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
» 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (with highest votes and margin in Maharashtra) from Mumbai North.
» 1996-97 Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
» 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
» 1998-99 Union Minister of State, Railways
» 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) from North Mumbai constituency in Maharashtra
» 13 Oct. 1999- Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas onwards.

Mr. Ram Naik also successfully prevailed upon the Government to change the names 'Bombay' in English and 'Bambai' in Hindi to its original name 'Mumbai'. It is his brainchild which made available Rs. 2 crores annually to each Member of Parliament for need-based developmental projects in his constituency.