Sitaram Naik Explained

Sitaram Naik
Birth Place:	Malliah Pally, Warangal, Telangana, India
Residence:	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Constituency:	Mahabubabad
Office:	MP
Term Start:	2014
Term End:	2019
Predecessor:	Balram Naik
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party
Otherparty:	Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Children:	3

A. Sitaram Naik is an Indian politician and academician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 General Elections. He represents Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Career

He is an academician working at Kakatiya University, Warangal. He was an active Telangana activist.^{[2] [3]} He won from Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency defeating Union minister P Balram Naik.

Sitaram Naik was upset with the BRS leadership after it denied him ticket from Mahabubabad in 2018 and 2024 and once again fielded sitting MP Maloth Kavitha.

Sitaram Naik resigned to BRS party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 March 2024 in the presence of party's General Secretary and Telangana state incharge Tarun Chugh at central party headquarters in New Delhi ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140517205464 Telangana: TRS sweeps Assembly and Lok Sabha polls | India Elections 2014 | Saudi Gazette
2. http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections-2014/telangana-jaipal-reddy-trails-as-trs-leads-in-12-ls-seats-114051600595_1.html Telangana: Jaipal Reddy trails as TRS leads in 12 LS seats | Business Standard
3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-Jaipal-Reddy-trails-as-TRS-leads-in-12-Lok-Sabha-seats-in-Telangana/articleshow/35195344.cms Election results: Jaipal Reddy trails as TRS leads in 12 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana - The Times of India
4. News: Deccan Chronicle . Two Former Brs MPs Joined Bjp . 10 March 2024 . 10 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310185148/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/two-former-brs-mps-join-bjp-884823 . 10 March 2024 . en.
5. News: The Hindu . More BRS leaders, including ex-MPs and MLAs, join BJP . 10 March 2024 . 10 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310190347/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/more-brs-leaders-including-ex-mps-and-mlas-join-bjp/article67936036.ece . 10 March 2024 . en-IN.