Roopali Naik
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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Roopali Naik (born 1973){{Cite web |title=Roopali Santosh Naik(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KARWAR(UTTARA KANNADA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7440 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Karwar Assembly constituency in Uttara Kannada district. She last won the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Karwar representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election: Karwar Assembly constituency result 2023 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/karnataka/acno77-acno77.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Karwar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/karwar-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=resultuniversity.com}}{{Cite web |title=BJP Sweeps Coastal Karnataka; Wins 18 Out Of 21 Seats, 4 More From Last Time |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-election-results-bjp-sweeps-coastal-karnataka-wins-18-out-of-21-seats-1852635 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}
Early life and education
Naik is from Karwar, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. She married Santosh Naik. She studied Class 10 at the Popular New English School, Chendiya, Karwar, and passed the examinations in the year 1989. She is into transport business and her husband is a contractor.
Career
Naik won the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Karwar Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. She polled 60,339 votes and defeated her nearest rival Anand Asnotikar of Janata Dal (Secular), by a margin of 14,064 votes.{{Cite web |title=Karwar Election Results 2018 Live Updates: BJP's Roopali Santosh Naik Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/karwar-election-results-2018-live-updates-1748345.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Election Constituencies List 2018 |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-constituencies-list-2018/karwar-elections-2018-results/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-05-13 |title=Karwar Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/karwar-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99016539.cms |access-date=2025-04-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} She contested again on the BJP ticket but lost the seat to Satish Krishna Sail of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 2,138 votes in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |title=Karwar Election Results 2023 {{!}} Karnataka Election Results {{!}} Elections 2023 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023/karwar |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Roopali Santosh Naik in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/karnataka/roopali-santosh-naik-karwar-candidate-s10a077c003/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=News18 |language=en}}