Odisha: Congress MP candidate K P Singhdeo hospitalized

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 14, 2019 at 8:46 PM Updated On : Apr 14, 2019 at 8:46 PM

Bhubaneswar: Veteran Congress leader and its candidate for the Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat, K P Singhdeo, has been admitted to a private hospital here after feeling unwell during a marathon campaigning for the ongoing elections.

The 78-year-old scion of the erstwhile royal family of Dhenkanal is currently undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital here.

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His condition is fine now and will be discharged soon, said the politician’s son Amarjyoti who is present at the medical.

The Congress has fielded Singhdeo again after denying a party ticket to him in 2009 and 2014 elections. He had unsuccessfully contested from the same seat in 2004.

Singhdeo, a six-time Lok Sabha member, was also a Union Minister in the Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao governments.

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