Balu Dhanorkar, Congress MP from Maharashtra's Chandrapur dies at 48 after illness

Congress Chandrapur MP Balu Dhanorkar passes away at Delhi's Medanta Hospital, says Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe. He represented the Chandrapur seat and was the lone Congress MP from Maharashtra. Dhanorkar underwent treatment for kidney stones at a hospital in Nagpur on Saturday.
 

However, because of complications he had to be shifted to Medanta Hospital in Delhi, where he passed away. Dhanorkar’s mortal remains would be brought to Warora by noon after which his last rites would be performed. In 2014 Vidhan Sabha polls, he was elected as an MLA on a Shiv Sena ticket from Warora-Bhadrawati seat.In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he was given a ticket from Congress. Dhanorkar’s 80-year-old father Narayan Dhanorkar passed away in Nagpur on Saturday evening after prolonged illness.