Ranchi, Apr 21 (PTI) Former MP and senior Congress leader Tilakdhari Singh passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jharkhand's Giridih district, a party official said. He was 87.

According to a hospital official, Singh had been suffering from chronic illnesses, including diabetes.

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Senior leaders from the Congress and other political parties expressed their condolences on Singh's demise.

Jharkhand Congress president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh described Singh as a down-to-earth leader.

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"From serving as a mukhiya, he rose to become a parliamentarian. He won the Koderma Lok Sabha seat twice for the Congress under challenging circumstances. The void left by his passing cannot be filled," Kamlesh said.

Singh was elected as a Congress legislator from Dhanwar assembly seat in 1980. He later won the Koderma Lok Sabha seat in 1984 and 1999.

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