Shivanand Naik

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| birth_date = 1962

| birth_place = Manki, Honnavar

| occupation = Ex Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Ex Minister for small scale Industries; Ex Chairman of KSDL

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Shivanand Naik was born in Manki, Honnavar Taluk on 6 December 1962.{{cite web|last=Naik|first=Shivanand|title=Profile of New Ministers|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/22/stories/2006062210850400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214001309/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/22/stories/2006062210850400.htm|url-status=dead|work=The Hindu|date=2006-06-22|archive-date=2007-02-14}} 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.{{cite news |title=Minister to go on tour to study problems of small industries |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/minister-to-go-on-tour-to-study-problems-of-small-industries/article3087153.ece |access-date=26 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=7 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426095241/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/minister-to-go-on-tour-to-study-problems-of-small-industries/article3087153.ece |archive-date=26 April 2025 |language=en-IN}} He was also the Chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL).{{cite news |title=Mysore Sandal launches priciest soap ever |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Mysore-Sandal-launches-priciest-soap-ever/article13381843.ece |access-date=26 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426095045/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Mysore-Sandal-launches-priciest-soap-ever/article13381843.ece |archive-date=26 April 2025 |language=en-IN}}

Shivanand Naik joined KJP in 2013 and joined JDS{{cite news |title=Shivananda Naik joins JD(S) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/shivananda-naik-joins-jds/article5599032.ece |access-date=26 April 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=20 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426094945/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/shivananda-naik-joins-jds/article5599032.ece |archive-date=26 April 2025 |language=en-IN}} to contest an MP election from Uttara Kannada in 2014. Later, he withdrew his nomination papers and joined BJP.