Overview
- SGPGI said he died from multi-organ failure following a prolonged kidney illness.
- He underwent extended treatment, including roughly three months at SGPGI with dialysis after more than five months in a private Lucknow hospital.
- SP chief Akhilesh Yadav visited the hospital, and the body is being taken to Duddhi with last rites planned at the Kanhar river.
- He reclaimed Duddhi in a 2024 bypoll after the previous MLA was convicted, returning to the Assembly.
- Across four decades he won the seat under Congress, Independent, Janata Dal and SP banners, with reports differing on whether he served seven or eight terms, and he also held a minister of state post.