Congress Chandrapur MP Balu Dhanorkar passes away at Delhi's Medanta Hospital, says Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe. He was 48 years old and is survived by wife Pratibha Dhanorkar, an MLA, and two sons. 

• Dhanokar started his political career in the Balasaheb Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in Chandrapur district and won the assembly election in 2014.
• However, he was keen on contesting the Lok Sabha election from the Chandrapur seat, which was traditionally contested by the BJP's Hansraj Ahir.
• Dhanorkar joined the Congress and defeated Ahir. His wife won from the Warora-Bhadrawati assembly seat in 2019.