Patna, Jan 23: Former Patna MLA Gourahari Naik passed away last night, family sources said on Thursday. He was 62.

He was in his paternal house at Haladibata village under Saharpada block in Keonjhar district during his last hours.

He was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar following neurological problem and had returned to his village recently.

Born on 21 November, 1959, he was elected to Odisha legislative assembly twice in 2004 and 2009 as a BJP member.