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Chhattisgarh: Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi Passes Away At 58, CM Calls It An 'Irreparable Loss'

Manoj Singh Mandavi passed away at 58, following a heart attack. Baghel condoled the sudden demise of the three-time MLA.

New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Assembly Deputy Speaker and ruling Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi passed away on Sunday, October 16, following a heart attack. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel condoled the sudden demise of the three-time MLA, calling it an "irreparable loss", according to ANI. 

Mandavi, the 58-year-old leader was taken to a hospital in neighbouring Dhamtari town after he suffered a heart attack where he died in the morning, as per PTI. 

Baghel in a tweet wrote, "The news of the sudden demise of Deputy Speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, senior tribal leader, Bhanupratappur MLA Shri Manoj Singh Mandavi Ji is very sad for all of us. May God give strength to his family members to bear this loss. I pray for the peace of the departed soul."

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Mandavi represented the Bhanupratappur constituency in the Kanker district. He was at his native village Nathia Nawagaon in the Charama area of the district on Saturday night when he complained of uneasiness. He was then taken to a hospital in Charama where doctors attended to him. Mandavi was then shifted to a hospital in neighbouring Dhamtari town where he died. 

The three-time MLA and a prominent tribal face of the party in Bastar region, Mandavi had served as the Minister of State for Home and prisons during the Ajit Jogi-led Congress government in the state between 2000 and 2003.

The last rites of Mandavi will be performed in Nathiya Nawagaon in Kanker.
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