<p>Ruling BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha died at a private hospital here on Monday, his family said.</p>.<p>Bariah, a five-time lawmaker from Padampur assembly constituency in Bargarh district, was 65 years old.</p>.<p>He was admitted to the hospital with kidney-related ailments and later put on a ventilator as his condition deteriorated, his son Brajraj Singh said.</p>.<p>He breathed his last around 1 AM and his body was taken to his assembly segment.</p>.<p>Bariha, a veteran tribal leader in the western region of the state, was elected to the Odisha Assembly five times from the Padampur constituency in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2009 and 2019.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and many other dignitaries condoled the death of Bariah.</p>.<p>Bariah was the sixth legislator to have died after the 2019 elections.</p>.<p>Earlier, the sitting MLAs of Balasore (BJP), Tirtol, Pipili, Brajrajnagar (BJD) and Dhamnagar (BJP) had died due to different reasons.</p>
<p>Ruling BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha died at a private hospital here on Monday, his family said.</p>.<p>Bariah, a five-time lawmaker from Padampur assembly constituency in Bargarh district, was 65 years old.</p>.<p>He was admitted to the hospital with kidney-related ailments and later put on a ventilator as his condition deteriorated, his son Brajraj Singh said.</p>.<p>He breathed his last around 1 AM and his body was taken to his assembly segment.</p>.<p>Bariha, a veteran tribal leader in the western region of the state, was elected to the Odisha Assembly five times from the Padampur constituency in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2009 and 2019.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and many other dignitaries condoled the death of Bariah.</p>.<p>Bariah was the sixth legislator to have died after the 2019 elections.</p>.<p>Earlier, the sitting MLAs of Balasore (BJP), Tirtol, Pipili, Brajrajnagar (BJD) and Dhamnagar (BJP) had died due to different reasons.</p>