Baripada: Former Rajya Sabha member Bhagirathi Majhi died at a hospital in this town Monday following a brief illness, family sources said. Majhi, 66, is survived by wife, a daughter and two sons, they informed.
Majhi was undergoing treatment and breathed his last at a COVID-19 hyospital at Bankisole, said Dr NR Das, the nodal officer of the hospital.
Majhi was elected to Rajya Sabha as a BJP nominee. He was the member of the Upper House of Parliament from March 24, 2006 to July 1, 2010. He also served as the president of Baripada Urban Cooperative Bank from 2004 to 2006. Majhi had joined politics after working for several years with a public sector bank.
Odisha Revenue Minister Sudam Marndi and several other dignitaries mourned the demise of Majhi.
PNN & Agencies