BJD Veteran & Former Union Minister Arjun Sethi Dies at 79

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): Former Union minister and Biju Janata Dal Veteran Arjun Charan Sethi passed away yesterday at the age of 79. He was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar yesterday night. His son Abhimanyu Sethi informed about the sad demise of his father.

Arjun was elected as the Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from Bhadrak constituency for eight terms. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for two terms. He was born on September 18, 1941. In 1971, He was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha from Bhadrak constituency in Odisha. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 from the same constituency as an Indian National Congress (I) candidate. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 as a Janata Dal candidate from the same constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency as a Biju Janata Dal candidate.