Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: Former Patna Assembly constituency MLA Kanhu Charan Naik passed away on Thursday following prolonged illness. He was 79.

Naik breathed his last at the district headquarters hospital, Keonjhar, informed his son Satyabrat Naik.

Naik was elected to the 10th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Patna constituency (Scheduled Tribe category) in Keonjhar district as a Janata Dal candidate for the 1990–1995 term.

He was actively involved in social service, adult literacy, and the upliftment of down-trodden communities.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.

ପାଟଣା(କେନ୍ଦୁଝର)ର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ କାହ୍ନୁଚରଣ ନାଏକଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଗଭୀର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଦିବଙ୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ସଦ୍‌ଗତି ପାଇଁ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି 🙏 https://t.co/52DZWQ22Zb

— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) October 22, 2026