Balasore: Senior Congress leader and former MLA Akshaya Acharya died here Friday, family sources said.
He was 78.
Acharya is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. He was suffering from cancer. He became serious Thursday night and was taken to Nilgiri sub-divisional hospital. But when he did not respond to treatment, doctors referred him to Balasore district headquarters hospital, and he died on the way, according to family sources.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das condoled the demise of Acharya.
“Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former MLA Akshaya Acharya. I express my condolences to the bereaved family and pray to Lord Jagannath to give peace to his soul. Om Shanti,” the chief minister said in a post on X.
ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ପ୍ରତି ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଦିବଙ୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି 🙏
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) January 2, 2026
Acharya was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Nilagiri Assembly constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket twice in 1980 and 1995.
He will be cremated at Nilgiri Friday, said family sources.
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