Shivanand Naik

Shivanand Naik was born in Manki, Honnavar Taluk on 6 December 1962.^[1] He was elected as the MLA two times from Bhatkal Constituency as part of the BJP. He became the Minister for Small Scale Industries in 2006.^[2] He was also the Chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL).^[3]

Shivanand Naik
Personal details
Born	1962 Manki, Honnavar
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Ex Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Ex Minister for small scale Industries; Ex Chairman of KSDL

Shivanand Naik joined KJP in 2013 and joined JDS^[4] to contest an MP election from Uttara Kannada in 2014. Later, he withdrew his nomination papers and joined BJP.