Sambhunath Naik is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist). He is a member of the Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

 State Committee of the party.

Naik was a Member of the Legislative Assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 of Orissa.

He was elected to the Assembly in 1985, 1995 and 2004, representing the Jashipur (ST

Adivasi

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) constituency. In the 1990, 2000 and 2009 elections, he finished second in the Jashipur constituency. He achieved his highest percentage so far in the 1990 election, 31.32%.

Naik is also the Orissa State Committee secretary of All India United Trade Union Centre

All India United Trade Union Centre

The All India United Trade Union Centre , formerly known as United Trade Union Centre or UTUC-LS, is a Central Trade Union Organisation in India and the labour wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India . Presently its activities are spread over 19 states...

. Moreover, he is the Vice President of the Orissa State Council of AIKKMS.