Rayagada: In a tragic incident, senior Congress leader and former Zilla Parishad president of Rayagada, Purusottam Gomango died in a road accident on Tuesday.
Earlier on the day, the election of Gomango as Zilla Parishad president was declared null and void by District Judge court.
The court also directed the State Election Commission to conduct fresh election to the post.
According to reports, Gomango met a road accident near Tandikana village under Ramanguda block while he was returning home, riding a two-wheeler, hours after the court order.
Soon after the incident, Gomango was first rushed to Ramnaguda hospital and then shifted to Gunupur hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was immediately shifted to a hospital in Srikakulam, where the doctor declared him ‘brought dead’.