VADODARA: Former MLA from the Morva Hadaf assembly constituency in Panchmahal district, Bhupendra Khant, died on Friday morning after a prolonged illness.
Khant was elected as an independent MLA in the last assembly polls, but was suspended after his scheduled tribe status was challenged. Morva Hadaf is a constituency reserved for a ST candidate.
Sources said that Khant had been ill since the last several months. His condition turned critical on Friday morning and he was being rushed to Ahmedabad, but died on the way.