He served as the speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009, except in the 1984 election when he was defeated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at 8.15 am today morning.
He had been admitted to the hospital in June following kidney related illness. Later, he was released from the hospital and had to be re admitted in the first week of August.
Chatterjee is suffering from a kidney-related ailment and was put on ventilator support following a heart attack.
89-year-old Chatterjee was earlier admitted to a hospital following complaints of breathlessness. He is regarded as one of the longest-serving parliamentarians in India.
Chatterjee, regarded as an outstanding parliamentarian, served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004 to 2009.
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