Bhubaneswar: Veteran politician and former Jagatsinghpur MP Trilochan Kanungo passed away at the age of 83 years in Bhubaneswar on Friday at 7.00 am., said reports.
Kanungo was elected to the Lok Sabha from Jagatsinghpur Parliamentary Constituency in 1999. He had successfully contested the polls as a BJD candidate.
According to sources, the three-time MLA and one-time MP was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar since March 30. After battling for life for over three weeks, Kanungo breathed his last today morning.
Kanungo was also Mayor of Cuttack City twice. During his political days, he used to write columns on the financial health of the state.
As the news of his demise spread, condolences poured in from all quarters.
