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Veteran Congress Leader and Former union Minister Kanhu Charan Lenka passes away

Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former union Minister Kanhu Charan Lenka passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
He was 87. With his demise, Odisha has lost a seasoned politician who dedicated nearly four decades of his life to public service and the Congress party.
A four-time MLA from the Choudwar Assembly constituency, Lenka was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 1971, 1974, 1980, and 1995. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1988 and served as a Member of Parliament until 1994.
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