Damu G. Naik

Damu G. Naik
Damu G. Naik
President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 January 2025
Preceded by	Sadanand Shet Tanavade
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2002–2012
Preceded by	Luis Cardoz
Succeeded by	Vijai Sardesai
Constituency	Fatorda
Personal details
Born	6 September 1971 (age 53); Margao, Goa, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation	Politician & Actor
Known for	Indian Politician, an Actor and producer of Konkani movies.

Damodar Gajanan "Damu" Naik (born 6 September 1971) is an Indian politician and associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party from the state of Goa. He was the member for the Fatorda Assembly constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly between 2002 and 2012 in the Cabinet of Manohar Parrikar.^[2]

Early life and education

Damodar Naik^[3] was born on 6 September 1971 to Gajanan B. Naik and Laxmi G. Naik. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Goa University in 1994.^{[citation needed]}

He represented the Fatorda Assembly constituency for the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[4]^[5]^[6] He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in the 2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election and the 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election. He served as the National Executive Member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in 2006. He contested for the Goa Legislative Assembly^[7] from Fatorda constituency ^[8] in February 2022 as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.^[9] and lost to Vijay Sardessai by 1527 votes.^{[citation needed]}