Sambalpur: Manjulata Biswal, daughter of former Odisha Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal, passed away at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, today. She was 44.

Manjulata was serving as the Samiti Member of Govindpur Panchayat under Bamra block of Sambalpur district.

As per information, she was suffering from liver cancer and undergoing treatment at the SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar for the last three months. She breathed her last at the healthcare facility around 2 pm.

She is survived by her husband and 21-year-old son. A pall of gloom descended on Bamra area after her demise.