R. B. Naik

Ramakrishna Beeranna Naik (15 November 1904 – 26 November 1970) was the chairman (Head of the Upper house) [1] of the Karnataka Legislative Council Vidhan Parishad (1968 acting and 1970) of the Government of Karnataka, Bangalore. The chairman position is almost similar to the position Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

R. B. Naik
Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
26 September 1970 – 26 November 1970
Preceded byK. Subba Rao (acting)
Succeeded byGudleppa Hallikeri
Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council (acting)
In office
16 August 1968 – 5 September 1968
Preceded byS. C. Adke
Succeeded byK. K. Shetty
Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
1966 – 26 November 1970
Personal details
Born
Ramakrishna Beeranna Naik

(1904-11-15)15 November 1904
Hiregutti, North Canara, Bombay Presidency, British India (in present-day Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India)
Died26 November 1970(1970-11-26) (aged 66)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionLawyer

R. B. Naik was born in Hiregutti village and completed his B.A. from the Wilson College, Mumbai and then his L.L.B. from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He was a lawyer by profession, a social worker and a politician by necessity. Naik was an active member of the Congress Party. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly, he was in Y B Chavan's government of the Bombay State. Naik died on job in 1970 and was laid to rest with State honors; the funeral services for Naik were held in Gokarna one of the holy cities of Hindus.

References
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