Surupsingh Hirya Naik

Surupsingh Hirya Naik is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Nawapur Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Indian National Congress.[1] In 2006, Naik then a Maharashtra cabinet minister, was sentenced to jail in a contempt of court case related to licenses for saw mills near Tansa sanctuary even though it was illegal to do so.[2] The Surupsingh Naik Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya, a medical college in Dhule district, is named after him.[3] He has represented the constituency since 1978, losing only in 2009.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Surupsingh Naik surrenders, taken to Thane jail". Daily News and Analysis. 2006-05-13. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Shivdekar, Reshma (2013-10-25). "धुळ्याच्या 'सुरूपसिंग नाईक आयुर्वेद महाविद्यालया'त मनमानी शुल्कवसुली". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stalwarts who came a cropper". Mumbai Mirror. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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