Hemendra Chandra Singh

Hemendra Chandra Singh (29 September 1967 – 5 September 2014) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Kandhamal constituency in Odisha.[1] He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He had left Congress and joined BJD in February 2014.[2]

Hemendra Chandra Singh
Member: 16th Lok Sabha
In office
2014 – 5 September 2014
Preceded byRudramadhab Ray
ConstituencyKandhamal
Personal details
Born(1967-09-29)29 September 1967
Died5 September 2014(2014-09-05) (aged 46)
Bhubaneswar
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)Kunwarani Pratyusha
ChildrenDakshayani Manjari Singh and Aranyaraj Kishore Singh
Alma materRajkumar College, Raipur
ProfessionPolitician

Born in the royal family of Nayagarh, Hemendra was the Second Child of Late Maharaja B.K.Singh & Maharani Lokrajaya. His elder brother was Gajendra Chandra Singh. Hemendra Chandra Singh a lok sabha candidate from Biju Janta Dal, from Kandhamal District Odisha, contested the 16th Lok Sabha General elections and won with a margin of 181017 (One Lakh Eighty One Thousand and Seventeen) votes from his nearest rival Shri Harihar Karan of Indian National congress.

He died on 5 September 2014 at Bhubaneswar,[3][4] while undergoing treatment for myocardial infarction and sepsis.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Constituencywise Trends". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. Dehury, Chinmaya. "Hemendra Singh joins BJD". Odisha Sun Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. "BJD MP Hemendra Singh passes away". ABP News. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. "BJD MP Hemendra Chandra Singh dead". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. "BJD MP Hamendra Chandra Singh dies, four days after suffering heart attack". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  6. "Kandhamal MP Hemendra Singh dies at age 47". Odisha TV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.


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