Former MLA Manas Ranjan Mallik passed away here on Tuesday due to renal failure at a private hospital.
Son of late Hrudananda Mallik, Mallik was elected to the Assembly twice from Dhamnagar seat in 1990 and 2000, a constituency represented by his father four times.
Mallik was first elected in a byelection on a Janata Dal ticket, in 1990 and again as an Independent in 2000.
Describing Mallik as a good organiser, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mourned his death.