998:
991:
33:
232:
During his 2009 campaign, the title "Dr." was used by Naik in his campaign literature. This referred to a degree awarded by a group in the United States called the "International Tamil
University", a private distance-learning organisation which is not accredited to award degrees in the US, but which
225:
Naik's educational background has been a matter of some mystery and considerable controversy. According to an affidavit submitted to the
Election Commission at the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha Election, he has a 12th pass from the Maharashtra board in Pune, received in 1995.
241:(HSC), a school qualification which is below university level. Naik himself claimed to have received the degree for "social commitment", and not as an educational qualification. In April 2009, a petition was filed in
1076:
455:
256:
During his time in office, Naik help lead the establishment of the Navi Mumbai
Municipal Transport initiative and initiated the funding of the Morbe dam project. During his third term as mayor, the
422:
233:
claims affiliation with established universities in India. During the election, Naik's campaign referred to him as the recipient of a doctorate (D Litt), but in his affidavit to the
623:
1046:
1086:
343:
463:
229:
According to his official website as of 2009, Naik has a
Diploma in Dairy Development and Management, and an Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware and Networks.
616:
609:
432:
1066:
253:
Naik was first elected mayor of Navi Mumbai in May 1995 at the age of 23, then again in 2000. In 2003, he was elected mayor for the third time.
632:
561:
1071:
640:
1056:
1001:
997:
990:
1051:
238:
485:
317:
257:
374:
1061:
1031:
1081:
657:
202:
99:
791:
1041:
830:
234:
206:
50:
776:
1036:
976:
875:
855:
850:
801:
796:
198:
153:
267:
Naik contested from the Thane Lok Sabha
Constituency in the 2008 by-election, but was defeated by the
771:
806:
707:
648:
884:
727:
601:
193:(born 15 April 1972) is an Indian politician who became the first mayor of the satellite city of
1021:
967:
860:
816:
786:
761:
571:
141:
929:
865:
840:
682:
538:
512:
1026:
938:
8:
702:
919:
781:
732:
692:
489:
459:
456:"Pitted against undergraduate, NCP candidate opts not to flaunt his 'doctorate' degree"
321:
948:
899:
242:
677:
54:
845:
737:
687:
295:
272:
261:
77:
894:
835:
756:
722:
717:
667:
636:
516:
1015:
672:
427:
378:
89:
278:
Naik won the MP seat for Thane constituency in the 2009 Lok Sabha
Election.
914:
909:
889:
697:
1077:
United
Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
957:
825:
766:
662:
214:
194:
166:
130:
32:
712:
747:
566:
403:
268:
245:
to prevent him from using the title "Dr" in his campaign material.
631:
596:
318:"Tough battle ahead for Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli constituencies"
210:
1047:
Nationalist
Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra
264:
Cleanliness Drive, a state-level corporation contest.
1087:
237:, he declared that he had only studied up to the
209:, and is the son of former guardian minister for
1013:
510:
486:"Petition objects to Sanjeev Naik's use of 'Dr'"
423:"'Doctored' SMSes land Sanjeev Naik in the soup"
559:
617:
375:"Biography, Sanjeev Naik's official website"
344:"कमजोर मांग से सोना वायदा कीमतों में गिरावट"
624:
610:
539:"In cleanliness, Pune is only second-best"
398:
396:
31:
453:
201:(NCP) Member of the 15th Lok Sabha from
562:"Congress loses Lok Sabha by-elections"
393:
1067:People who fabricated academic degrees
1014:
420:
605:
536:
511:Shailesh Gaikwad (17 November 2002).
369:
367:
365:
260:was awarded First Prize in the first
239:Higher Secondary (School) Certificate
205:in Maharashtra state, elected in the
537:Joshi, Satyajit (19 December 2003).
298:. www.mid-day.com. 17 November 2002
296:"Sanjeev Naik is Navi Mumbai mayor"
248:
13:
1072:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
513:"NCP wins after cross-voting mela"
362:
67:3 June 2009 – 16 May 2014
14:
1098:
1057:Maharashtra municipal councillors
590:
258:Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
996:
989:
570:. Chennai, India. Archived from
421:Nikade, Nilesh (13 April 2009).
1052:Mayors of places in Maharashtra
553:
530:
180:Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
658:Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar
560:Sujay Mehdudia (26 May 2008).
504:
478:
447:
414:
336:
310:
288:
203:Thane (Lok Sabha constituency)
197:at the age of 23. He was the
1:
792:Ganeshrao Nagorao Dudhgaonkar
281:
831:Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi
597:http://www.sanjeevgnaik.com/
235:Election Commission of India
220:
207:2009 Indian general election
7:
777:Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure
454:N. Ganesh (12 April 2009).
10:
1103:
977:Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik
876:Nationalist Congress Party
856:Pratap Narayanrao Sonawane
851:Harischandra Devram Chavan
802:Shivajirao Adhalarao Patil
797:Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav
199:Nationalist Congress Party
154:Nationalist Congress Party
985:
966:
947:
928:
874:
815:
772:Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali
746:
647:
184:
176:
159:
147:
137:
114:
109:
105:
95:
83:
71:
60:
49:
45:
30:
23:
807:Subhash Bapurao Wankhede
708:Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
649:Indian National Congress
1062:People from Navi Mumbai
885:Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
728:Suresh Kashinath Taware
1082:Politicians from Thane
861:Raosaheb Dadarao Danve
817:Bharatiya Janata Party
787:Gajanan Dharmshi Babar
762:Anandrao Vithoba Adsul
408:tamiluniversityusa.org
142:Bharatiya Janata Party
930:Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi
866:Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
841:Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
683:Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
939:Baliram Sukur Jadhav
466:on 25 September 2012
133:, Maharashtra, India
40:during 2009 campaign
1042:Marathi politicians
1032:India MPs 2009–2014
703:Nilesh Narayan Rane
191:Sanjeev Ganesh Naik
25:Sanjeev Ganesh Naik
920:Udayanraje Bhonsle
826:A. T. (Nana) Patil
782:Chandrakant Khaire
733:Sushilkumar Shinde
693:Milind Murli Deora
541:. expressindia.com
490:The Indian Express
460:The Indian Express
381:on 8 February 2011
322:The Indian Express
1037:People from Thane
1009:
1008:
949:Swabhimani Paksha
900:Sanjay Dina Patil
275:by 90,872 votes.
243:Bombay High Court
188:
187:
16:Indian politician
1094:
1000:
993:
988:14th LS members
678:Jaywantrao Awale
626:
619:
612:
603:
602:
584:
583:
581:
579:
557:
551:
550:
548:
546:
534:
528:
527:
525:
523:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
482:
476:
475:
473:
471:
462:. Archived from
451:
445:
444:
442:
440:
435:on 16 April 2009
431:. Archived from
418:
412:
411:
400:
391:
390:
388:
386:
377:. Archived from
371:
360:
359:
357:
355:
348:Nav Bharat Times
340:
334:
333:
331:
329:
314:
308:
307:
305:
303:
292:
271:party candidate
249:Political career
128:
124:
122:
110:Personal details
86:
74:
65:
55:India Parliament
35:
21:
20:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1012:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1004:
1002:16th LS members
994:
981:
962:
943:
924:
870:
846:Haribhau Jawale
811:
742:
738:Vilas Muttemwar
688:Marotrao Kowase
643:
630:
593:
588:
587:
577:
575:
558:
554:
544:
542:
535:
531:
521:
519:
509:
505:
495:
493:
492:. 12 April 2009
484:
483:
479:
469:
467:
452:
448:
438:
436:
419:
415:
402:
401:
394:
384:
382:
373:
372:
363:
353:
351:
342:
341:
337:
327:
325:
324:. 26 March 2002
316:
315:
311:
301:
299:
294:
293:
289:
284:
273:Anand Paranjape
262:Sant Gadge Baba
251:
223:
213:and NCP member
172:
149:
148:Other political
138:Political party
129:
126:
120:
118:
84:
78:Anand Paranjape
72:
66:
61:
41:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1100:
1090:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1007:
1006:
995:
987:
986:
983:
982:
980:
979:
973:
971:
964:
963:
961:
960:
954:
952:
945:
944:
942:
941:
935:
933:
926:
925:
923:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
895:Sameer Bhujbal
892:
887:
881:
879:
872:
871:
869:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
836:Gopinath Munde
833:
828:
822:
820:
813:
812:
810:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
757:Anand Paranjpe
753:
751:
744:
743:
741:
740:
735:
730:
725:
723:Suresh Kalmadi
720:
718:Sanjay Nirupam
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
668:Eknath Gaikwad
665:
660:
654:
652:
645:
644:
637:15th Lok Sabha
629:
628:
621:
614:
606:
600:
599:
592:
591:External links
589:
586:
585:
574:on 29 May 2008
552:
529:
517:Indian Express
503:
477:
446:
413:
392:
361:
335:
309:
286:
285:
283:
280:
250:
247:
222:
219:
186:
185:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
171:
170:
163:
161:
157:
156:
151:
145:
144:
139:
135:
134:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
103:
102:
97:
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
58:
57:
47:
46:
43:
42:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1099:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:Living people
1020:
1019:
1017:
1003:
999:
992:
984:
978:
975:
974:
972:
969:
965:
959:
956:
955:
953:
950:
946:
940:
937:
936:
934:
931:
927:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
877:
873:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
821:
818:
814:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
749:
745:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
673:Gurudas Kamat
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
655:
653:
650:
646:
642:
638:
634:
627:
622:
620:
615:
613:
608:
607:
604:
598:
595:
594:
573:
569:
568:
563:
556:
540:
533:
518:
514:
507:
491:
487:
481:
465:
461:
457:
450:
434:
430:
429:
428:Mumbai Mirror
424:
417:
409:
405:
399:
397:
380:
376:
370:
368:
366:
349:
345:
339:
323:
319:
313:
297:
291:
287:
279:
276:
274:
270:
265:
263:
259:
254:
246:
244:
240:
236:
230:
227:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
183:
179:
175:
168:
165:
164:
162:
158:
155:
152:
146:
143:
140:
136:
132:
127:(age 52)
125:15 April 1972
117:
113:
108:
104:
101:
98:
94:
91:
90:Rajan Vichare
88:
82:
79:
76:
70:
64:
59:
56:
52:
48:
44:
39:
34:
29:
22:
19:
915:Supriya Sule
910:Sharad Pawar
905:Sanjeev Naik
904:
890:Praful Patel
698:Mukul Wasnik
576:. Retrieved
572:the original
565:
555:
543:. Retrieved
532:
520:. Retrieved
506:
494:. Retrieved
480:
468:. Retrieved
464:the original
449:
437:. Retrieved
433:the original
426:
416:
407:
383:. Retrieved
379:the original
352:. Retrieved
347:
338:
326:. Retrieved
312:
300:. Retrieved
290:
277:
266:
255:
252:
231:
228:
224:
190:
189:
177:Residence(s)
150:affiliations
96:Constituency
85:Succeeded by
62:
38:Sanjeev Naik
37:
18:
1027:1972 births
968:Independent
958:Raju Shetti
767:Anant Geete
663:Datta Meghe
641:Maharashtra
215:Ganesh Naik
195:Navi Mumbai
167:Ganesh Naik
131:Navi Mumbai
73:Preceded by
1016:Categories
713:Priya Dutt
350:(in Hindi)
282:References
121:1972-04-15
748:Shiv Sena
567:The Hindu
269:Shiv Sena
221:Education
63:In office
578:15 April
545:22 April
522:18 April
496:22 April
470:15 April
439:18 April
385:22 April
354:28 March
328:22 April
302:18 April
169:(father)
635:of the
633:Members
53:of the
404:"Home"
160:Parent
51:Member
639:from
211:Thane
100:Thane
750:(11)
651:(17)
580:2009
547:2009
524:2009
498:2009
472:2009
441:2009
387:2009
356:2021
330:2009
304:2009
115:Born
970:(1)
951:(1)
932:(1)
878:(8)
819:(9)
1018::
564:.
515:.
488:.
458:.
425:.
406:.
395:^
364:^
346:.
320:.
217:.
123:)
625:e
618:t
611:v
582:.
549:.
526:.
500:.
474:.
443:.
410:.
389:.
358:.
332:.
306:.
119:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.