Bhubaneswar: Former Minister and ex-MLA of Khariar constituency, Duryodhan Majhi, breathed his last at his residence in Bhubaneswar on late Monday night.
Born in 1938, Majhi was a five times MLA from Khariar assembly constituency consecutively from 1990 to 2019.
He resigned from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2014 and won the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election with the ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He had resigned from BJP just before the Odisha Vidhan sabha election in 2019.
Leaders across party lines, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, expressed their condolences on his demise.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ରାଜନେତା ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ମାଝୀଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ନିଜ ଅଞ୍ଚଳର ବିକାଶ ତଥା ଆଦିବାସୀଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅବଦାନ ରହିଛି। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 11, 2022
