Kothagudem: Former MLA Kunja Biksham passed away on Saturday while being treated in a hospital in Hyderabad. According to family members, he recently suffered a brain stroke and his condition deteriorated on Saturday leading to his death.
Biksham, about 85 years old, served twice as Burgampad MLA when he was elected on the CPI ticket.
He later left the party to join the BJP from where he joined Congress and later embraced the TRS. However, he later rejoined Congress. He unsuccessfully contested in the recent ZP election and as an independent candidate for the Pinapaka Assembly.
Source: Telangana Today