Ex-Odisha Lawmaker Umesh Swain No More

Former legislator from Balikuda Assembly constituency, Umesh Swain passed away on Wednesday, his family said.

Swain breathed his last at his residence in Bhubaneswar after suffering a heart attack.

A four-time MLA, Swain was elected legislator for the first time in Janata Party ticket in 1977 and later in 1990 under the Janata Dal.

He joined Congress and also successfully contested MLA elections for two terms from the segment in 2000 and 2004. However after serving the party for nearly a decade and half, he parted ways with the Congress in 2014 citing factionalism as the main reason.

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik condoled the demise of Swain. Taking to Twitter, Patnaik said his selfless service and relentless strive towards social welfare will always be remembered by people. 

ବାଲିକୁଦା ନିର୍ବାଚନମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଉମେଶଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସ୍ୱାଇଁଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଜନପ୍ରତିନିଧି ଭାବେ ତାଙ୍କ ନିଃସ୍ୱାର୍ଥପର ସେବା ଓ ଜନ କଲ୍ୟାଣକାରୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 17, 2021

BJP National Vice President Jay Panda also expressed condolences over the passing away of the veteran leader, 

ବରିଷ୍ଠ ରାଜନେତା ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଉମେଶଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସ୍ୱାଇଁଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଖବର ଶୁଣି @PandaJay ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ଗଭୀର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଦିବଂଗତ ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି 🙏

— Baijayant Panda Odia (@Panda_Odia) November 17, 2021