Ahead of the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly election, Congress candidate from Karanpur Assembly Gurmeet Singh Kooner passed away early this morning, his son told news agency ANI. He was 75.
Kooner was undergoing treatment at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. His family had taken the body to his native place Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot mourned the demise of the senior Congress leader.
“I am deeply saddened by the news of the demise of Karanpur MLA and former minister Gurmeet Singh Kooner. Despite being unwell for a long time, Kooner was always striving for development work in his constituency. Kooner Saheb’s demise is an irreparable loss for the Congress Party and the politics of Rajasthan,” Gehlot said.
“I pray to God to give peace to the departed soul and courage to the family,” the CM added.
The Congress had fielded Kooner from the Karanpur Assembly seat again. He was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Karanpur constituency, which he won in the 2018 Assembly election. He had also won the seat in 1998 and 2008.
He was previously elected from the constituency in the 1998 and 2008 Assembly elections.
Rajasthan is set to go to polls on November 25 and counting of votes will be on December 3.