Ranchi (Jharkhand): Congress leader Ajay Kumar Dubey died on Monday after a brief illness, party sources said.
The 45-year-old leader, son of former Jharkhand minister and senior party leader Chandrasekhar Dubey, died at a private hospital, party leader Rishi Mishra said.
He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter, family sources said.
While Ajay Dubey was fighting with death, his father was present at the hospital.
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Expressing grief at the demise of Ajay Dubey, Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee spokesman Alok Kumar Dubey, said the party lost a capable leader.
Ajay Dubey had unsuccessfully contested from the Bishrampur assembly constituency in 2005.
The party has nominated the senior Dubey from the same constituency for these assembly elections.
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