Former Arunachal Pradesh minister Takar Marde died at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday morning. He was 64.
Born on July 9, 1961 at Aya Marde village in Upper Subansiri district, Marde started his political journey in 1987 as a zilla parishad member.
He was first elected to the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly from the Dumporijo constituency on a Congress ticket in 1999 and was re-elected from the same seat in 2004.
Marde also served as the Deputy Speaker and chairman of the State Planning Board.
Governor KT Parnaik, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy CM Chowna Mein led the state in condoling Marde’s untimely demise.
Marde is survived by three wives, three sons and a daughter.
His body is being flown to Dibrugarh from Delhi and from there it will be taken to his native Dumporijo on Thursday.
