By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has deeply condole the death of Former Balikuda MLA in Jagatsinghpur district, Umesh Chandra Swain, who passed away at his residence here. He was 74.
“ବାଲିକୁଦା ନିର୍ବାଚନମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଉମେଶଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସ୍ୱାଇଁଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଜନପ୍ରତିନିଧି ଭାବେ ତାଙ୍କ ନିଃସ୍ୱାର୍ଥପର ସେବା ଓ ଜନ କଲ୍ୟାଣକାରୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted @Naveen_Odisha.
Swain was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the constituency four times– in 1977 as Janata Party candidate, in 1990 as Janata Dal nominee, in 2000 as Congress candidate and in 2004 as Congress nominee.
