Nanded Congress MP Vasant Chavan passes away in Hyderabad hospital

Veteran politician and Congress Lok Sabha MP from Nanded Vasant B Chavan passed away at a private hospital after a prolonged illness, party leaders said here on Monday.

Chavan, 70, was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2024 general elections, trouncing the BJP’s sitting MP Prataprao Chikhalikar. He was admitted to a Nanded Hospital on August 13 following breathlessness plus related health complications, and a couple of days later airlifted to Hyderabad.

Chavan was suffering from multiple health issues, including low blood pressure, and kidney problems, and breathed his last around 4 am at the KIMS Hospital in Hyderabad. Maharashtra Congress president Nana F



Patole, Nanded district chief HP Betmogrekar and others have expressed shock over his untimely demise and condoled Chavan’s passing while recalling his rich political legacy and contributions to society.

Starting political life as a Sarpanch (village headman) of Naigaon village in 1978, Chavan worked his way up the political ranks as President of Zilla Parishad and then was elected to both Houses of Maharashtra legislature, serving for a total of over 16 years. He had joined the Congress in 2014 and was elected to the Nanded Lok Sabha seat which was in a shambles after the sitting strongman Ashok Chavan had quit to join the BJP earlier this year.