Ranchi, June 28 (IANS) Gopalnath Sahdeo, a Congress legislator of Jharkhand, died of a heart attack in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi town Monday, party sources said.

Sahdeo was the legislator from the Hatia constituency of Ranchi city. A second time legislator, he belonged to Ratu Raja family of Ranchi.

Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook and union Food Processing Minister and Ranchi MP Subodh Kant Sahay have condoled the death of Sahdeo.