Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday mourned the demise of former Chhatrapur MLA Daitari Behera, who passed away at a hospital in Brahmapur following prolonged illness. Behera was 84 and is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter.
The Chief Minister said Behera’s efforts for development of the area would be remembered forever. He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family.
Behera had been elected from the Chhatrapur constituency in 1973 on an Utkal Congress ticket and again in 1990 as a Congress candidate. He was the chairperson of Ganjam Panchayat Samiti before being elected an MLA.