Ram Swaroop Sharma, a BJP Lok Sabha member from Himachal Pradesh, was found dead at his official residence Wednesday.
Sharma, 62, was found hanging from the ceiling fan at his official residence, with the Delhi Police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla read out an obituary reference and House adjourned briefly as a mark of respect to Sharma, who was a two-term member from the Mandi parliamentary constituency.
Sharma is the second Lok Sabha member to have died by suicide after Mohan Delkar, a seven-term Independent MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, who was found dead in a Mumbai hotel on February 22.
Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal said Sharma's body was found hanging from a ceiling fan. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors pronounced him brought dead.
Police had not found any suicide note at Sharma's residence. An inquiry was underway and the exact cause of his death will be ascertained after a post-mortem examination, the police said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Sharma as a dedicated leader, who was always committed to solving people's problems.
“He worked tirelessly for the betterment of society. Pained by his untimely and unfortunate demise. My thoughts are with his family and supporters in this sad hour. Om Shanti,” Modi said.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur expressed grief over Sharma's untimely demise.