Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








NAIK, SHRI RAM 
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - MUMBAI NORTH (MAHARASHTRA)]


Father's Name Shri Damodar Date of Birth 16 April 1934 Place of Birth Sangli (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married on 17 May 1960 Spouse's Name Smt. Kunda Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications B.Com., LL.B. Educated at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune and Kishinchand Chellaram Law College, Mumbai (Maharashtra) Profession Political and Social worker and Management Consultant Permanent Address 9, Shiv Smriti, 51, Jai Prakash Nagar, Goregaon East, Mumbai-400063 (Maharashtra) Tels. (022) 8732333, 8733339 Fax. (022) 8731133 Present Address 9, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi-110011 Tels. (011) 3017111, 3793080 Fax (011) 3017112 Positions Held 1969-77Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S), Mumbai, Maharashtra 1977-78General-Secretary, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai, Maharashtra 1978-89 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (three terms) 1978-89 Member, Public Accounts Committee; Estimates Committee; Privileges Committee; and Rules Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1979-80President, Janata Party (J.P.), Mumbai 1980-86President, Bharartiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Mumbai 1986-89Vice-President, B.J.P., Maharashtra 1989Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1989-95Member, Railway Convention Committee 1989-97Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways 1990-91Member, Committee on Science and Technology 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1992-94Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Securities Scam 1992-97Member, Committee on Railways 1993-95Chairman, Joint Committee on Catering in Parliament Complex 1995-96Chairman, Public Accounts Committee 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (with highest votes and margin in Maharashtra) 1996-97Chief whip. B.J.P. Parliamentary Party Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Committee on Railways Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Women's Reservation Bill Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women Member, Rules Committee Convener, Study Group of the Committee on Railways for suburban Railway services in Metropolitan cities 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) (with highest votes and also highest margin among six Lok Sabha Constituencies in Mumbai, and also the first Member of Parliament to get consecutively elected four times in Mumbai) 19 March 1998Union Minister of State, Railways; onwardsParliamentary Affairs, Planning and Programme Implementation 1998-99Special Invitee, General Purposes Committee Member, National Executive, B.J.P. Social and Cultural Activities Slum improvement work in Mumbai's slums; participation in co-operative banking, urban credit societies, housing societies and educational institutions; pioneer in suburban railway commuters movement in Mumbai Favourite Pastime and Recreation Public service, reading, travelling, sports and games
Sports and Clubs  

Played Indian games and basket ball at inter-college level

Countries Visited  

France, Nepal, Sweden and U.K.;Member, 
88th I.P.U.Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992

Other Information  

Succeeded in introducing national song, Vandematram in Parliament
and also in changing the name of Bombay to Mumbai; campaigned
successfully resulting in sanction of Rs. one crore per annum per 
MP for suggesting development works in their constituencies; 
introduced a Private Member's Bill for promotion of breast-feeding
& prohibiting advertisements of baby food which was debated in 
Tenth Lok Sabha and finally converted into an official Bill and 
passed


Election Result of Mumbai North Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 21,79,254 Total votes polled 10,31,198 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Ram Naik (B.J.P.) 5,31,417 (2) Shri Ram Jankiram Pandagle (I.N.C.) 4,56,400 (3) Shri Parmanand Ojha (J.D.) 17,190 (4) Shri Dabhade Deepak Pandurang (Ind.) 3,074
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