Ganesh Naik

Ganesh Naik
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Belapur
In office 2004 – 19 October 2014
Preceded by	Sitaram Bhoir
Succeeded by	Manda Mhatre
In office 1990–1999
Personal details
Born	(1950-09-15) 15 September 1950 Navi Mumbai (formerly NEW Mumbai)
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party (1999-present) Shiv Sena (before 1999)
Children	Sandeep Naik Sanjeev Naik
Residence	Navi Mumbai
Occupation	Politician, Businessman,Builder
Website	ganeshnaik.com

Ganesh Naik born 15 September 1950 is an Indian politician. He is the Nationalist Congress Party member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly who represented Belapur in the past, and was the Thane Guardian Minister in the state government. He was the minister of Labour, excise and environment in the previous government.

Vidhan Sabha election 2014

In the Maharashtra state assembly polls, results for which were announced on 19 October 2014, Naik lost to the BJP candidate by around 1,500 votes. Manda Vijay Mhatre, the winning candidate had left NCP just before the elections, opposing the family rule of the Naik clan in Navi Mumbai. Naik's son, Sandeep Naik, however, was re-elected to the Airoli seat by margin of over 7,000 votes. Earlier in May parliamentary elections, his other son, Dr Sanjeev Naik, had lost his seat to the Shiv Sena by a huge margin.