Ex-MP Trilochan Kanungo Passes Away

Bhubaneswar: Former Jagatsinghpur MP Trilochan Kanungo passed away in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Friday at 7.00 am. He was 83 years.

According to reports, Kanungo was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar since March 30. He breathed his last this morning after battling for life for over three weeks.

Trilochan was thrice elected MLA and once as MP. The politician was elected to the Lok Sabha as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

Kanungo was also Mayor of Cuttack City twice. During his political days, he used to write columns on the financial health of the state.