Mahadev Naik

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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Textile & Coir
Social Welfare
Co-operation in the Goa Government

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Mahadev Naik is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a MLA from the Shiroda, Goa, constituency.{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/goa2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=25 | title=Mahadev Naik (Winner) SIRODA (NORTH GOA) | work=myneta.info | accessdate=13 May 2016}}

He was Bharatiya Janata Party Minister in the Parsekar-led Government.

Ministry

He was a Minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar-led government in Goa.{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/46-new-projects-to-generate-over-8000-jobs-Mahadev-Naik/articleshow/48474656.cms | title=46 new projects to generate over 8,000 jobs: Mahadev Naik | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=13 May 2016}} He lost the Siroda Assembly constituency in the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election. Naik joined Aam Aadmi Party in August 2021.

Portfolios

In the Parsekar-led cabinet, Naik held the charge of:

  • Industries{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/DefExpo-is-a-one-time-eventMahadev-Naik/articleshow/51403920.cms | title=DefExpo is a one-time event:Mahadev Naik | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=13 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSPCB-nod-must-for-new-plant-replacing-Syngenta/articleshow/51819985.cms | title='GSPCB nod must for new plant replacing Syngenta' | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ | accessdate=13 May 2016}}
  • Textile & coir
  • Social welfare
  • Co-operation
  • Handicrafts

==Controversy==

Opposition alleged that he was involved in a housing loan scam.{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ind-Cong-MLAs-protest-in-House-over-Mahadev-Naik-scam/articleshow/48243523.cms | title=Ind, Cong MLAs protest in House over Mahadev Naik 'scam' | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=13 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/opposition-mlas-marshalled-out-of-goa-assembly_1636956.html | title=Opposition MLAs marshalled out of Goa assembly | work=zeenews.india.com | accessdate=13 May 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/goa-minister-under-acb-scanner-for-misusing-housing-loan/641854 | title=Goa minister under ACB scanner for 'misusing' housing loan | work=freepressjournal.in | accessdate=13 May 2016}}

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