Mohan Delkar was found dead at a south Mumbai hotel around 2pm on Monday. (Picture credit: Official Twitter handle of Mohan Delkar; @MohanDelkar)
MUMBAI: Mohan Delkar, a seven-term Lok Sabha member from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was found dead at a Mumbai hotel on Monday, police said.
“Delkar died by hanging himself,” said a senior police officer. There were reports of a suicide note being found from the hotel room.
Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar Mohan Sanjibhai Delkar (born 19 December 1962) was an Indian independent politician serving as the member of parliament from the Lok Sabha seat of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.[1]
| Mohan Sanjibhai Delkar | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel |
| Constituency | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| In office 1989–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Jivyabhai Gavli |
| Succeeded by | Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel |
| Constituency | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1962 (age 58) Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Died | February 22, 2021 Mumbai, Maharshtra. Cause of Death : Suicide |
| Spouse(s) | Kala Mohan Delkar |
| Children | Abhinav Delkar and Divita Delkar |
| Residence | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| As of 20 October, 2019 Source: [2] |
Political careerDelkar started his career as a trade union leader in Silvassa and fought for the rights of tribal people working in different factories here. Later, he started Adivasi Vikas Sangathan for the tribals in 1985.[2] In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Dadra and Nagar Haveli constituency as an independent candidate. In 1991 and 1996 he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an Indian National Congress candidate from the same constituency. In 1998, he was again elected to the Lok Sabha as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the same constituency. In 1999 and 2004, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an independent and the Bharatiya Navshakti Party (BNP) candidate respectively. On 4 February 2009, he re-joined the Indian National Congress.[3] In 2019 he distanced himself from the Congress Party and was elected as an independent politician.[4]However, in 2020, he joined the Janata Dal (United) party.
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