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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Damu Naik
| image = File:Damodar Gajanan Naik (Damu G. Naik).png
| alt = Damoder G. Naik<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url= https://www.prudentmedia.in/special-feature/30-years-of-struggle-of-damu-naik-prudent-120921/21202.html | title= 30 years of Damodar Gajanan Naik (Damu G. Naik}}</ref>
| caption =
| birth_name = Damodar Gajanan Naik
| birth_date = {{bda|df=y|6 September 1971}}
| birth_place = [[Margao]], [[Goa]], [[India]]
| occupation = Politician & Actor
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| years_active =
| known_for = Indian Politician, an Actor and producer of Konkani movies.
| office = President, [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa]]
| term_start = 18 January 2025
| predecessor = [[Sadanand Shet Tanavade]]
| term_end = | president = [[J. P. Nadda]]<br /> [[Nitin Nabin]]
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Fatorda Assembly constituency|Fatorda]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| predecessor1 = [[Luis Cardoz]]
| term_end1 = 2012
| successor1 = [[Vijai Sardesai]]
}}

'''Damodar Gajanan "Damu" Naik''' (born 6 September 1971) is an Indian politician and associated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from the state of [[Goa]]. He serves as the current president of the state unit. He was the member for the [[Fatorda Assembly constituency]] of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] between 2002 and 2012 in the Cabinet of [[Manohar Parrikar]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/about/manohar-parrikar/| title= Late Manohar Parrikar}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Damodar Naik<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/goa/damu-g.-naik-fatorda-candidate-s05a030c01/ | title= Damu Naik Fatorda candidate}}</ref> was born on 6 September 1971 to Gajanan B. Naik and Laxmi G. Naik. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Goa University]] in 1994.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

== Political career ==
He represented the [[Fatorda Assembly constituency]] for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member-election-detail.php?id=77&flag=MEM | title=Damodar (Damu Naik) Goa Vidhan Sabha | access-date=6 July 2022 | archive-date=5 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305113404/https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member-election-detail.php?id=77&flag=MEM | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/goa/damu-g.-naik-fatorda-candidate-s05a030c01/ | title= Damu G. Naik BJP Fatorda Goa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://myneta.info/goa2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=89 | title= Damu G. Naik Lok Sabha 2019 Fatorda Goa}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] from the same constituency in the [[2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] and the [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election]]. He served as the National Executive Member of [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] in 2006. He contested for the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/goa/2012/fatorda/damodar-damu-g-naik/ | title= Assembly election candidate from Fatorda}}</ref> from [[Fatorda]] constituency <ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa Election 2022: Fatorda Assembly Seat |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/goa-assembly-election/fatorda-186066493 |website=www.hindustantimes.com}}</ref> in February 2022 as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bharatiya-Janata-Party | title= The BJP}}</ref> and lost to Vijay Sardessai by 1527 votes.{{cn|date=December 2022}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://goaassembly.gov.in/member.php?id=146&flag=MLA&aid=7 Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531071810/http://goaassembly.gov.in/member.php?id=146&flag=MLA&aid=7 |date=2016-05-31 }}
* [https://hindi.news18.com/assembly-elections/goa/fatorda-election-result-s05a030/ fatorda Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2022: Assembly Elections News, fatorda Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat- hindi.news18.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naik, Damu}}
[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Goa MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Politicians from South Goa district]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa]]

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