<p>BJP MLA Laxman Jagtap passed away in Pune on Tuesday after prolonged illness.</p>.<p>He is the sixth MLA from the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly—elected in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls—to have died.</p>.<p>Jagtap was suffering from a life-threatening ailment for the past several years and was under treatment.</p>.<p>The ill MLA had arrived in an ambulance to vote in the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections and the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls on June 20.</p>.<p>Jagtap is a three-time MLA from Chinchwad—having represented it in 2009 as an Independent and in 2014 and 2019 as a BJP member.</p>.<p>The 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly now has two vacancies - Kasba Peth and Chinchwad, because of the death of Tilak and Jagtap, respectively.</p>.<p>PM Modi also condoled Jagtap's demise. "He made a great contribution to public welfare and for the development of Pune and the surrounding areas," Modi said.</p>.<p><strong>The other MLAs who passed away</strong></p>.<p>On December 22, 2022, Mukta Tilak (BJP/Kasba Peth) died of prolonged illness. She was the great-granddaughter-in-law of nationalist and revolutionary leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak. She too travelled in an ambulance from Pune to Mumbai for the Rajya Sabha and Maharashtra Legislative Council polls.</p>.<p>On May 11, 2022, Ramesh Latke (Shiv Sena/Andheri East) had died of a heart attack while he was on a private family trip to Dubai. His wife, Rutuja Latke, who belongs to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) had won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On December 2, 2021, Chandrakant Jadhav (Congress/Kolhapur North), who was suffering from an ailment, passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad. His wife, Jayashri Jadhav, won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On April 9, 2021, Raosaheb Antapurkar (Deglur/Congress), who was suffering from Covid-19 related complications passed away in a private hospital in Mumbai. He was considered close to former Maharashtra Chief Minister and ex-state Congress President Ashok Chavan. His son, Jitesh Antapurkar won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On November 28, 2020, Bharat Bhalke (Pandharpur-Mangalwedha/NCP) died due to post Covid-19 complications. Samadhan Autade of BJP won the bye-elections.</p>
<p>BJP MLA Laxman Jagtap passed away in Pune on Tuesday after prolonged illness.</p>.<p>He is the sixth MLA from the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly—elected in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls—to have died.</p>.<p>Jagtap was suffering from a life-threatening ailment for the past several years and was under treatment.</p>.<p>The ill MLA had arrived in an ambulance to vote in the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections and the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls on June 20.</p>.<p>Jagtap is a three-time MLA from Chinchwad—having represented it in 2009 as an Independent and in 2014 and 2019 as a BJP member.</p>.<p>The 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly now has two vacancies - Kasba Peth and Chinchwad, because of the death of Tilak and Jagtap, respectively.</p>.<p>PM Modi also condoled Jagtap's demise. "He made a great contribution to public welfare and for the development of Pune and the surrounding areas," Modi said.</p>.<p><strong>The other MLAs who passed away</strong></p>.<p>On December 22, 2022, Mukta Tilak (BJP/Kasba Peth) died of prolonged illness. She was the great-granddaughter-in-law of nationalist and revolutionary leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak. She too travelled in an ambulance from Pune to Mumbai for the Rajya Sabha and Maharashtra Legislative Council polls.</p>.<p>On May 11, 2022, Ramesh Latke (Shiv Sena/Andheri East) had died of a heart attack while he was on a private family trip to Dubai. His wife, Rutuja Latke, who belongs to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) had won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On December 2, 2021, Chandrakant Jadhav (Congress/Kolhapur North), who was suffering from an ailment, passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad. His wife, Jayashri Jadhav, won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On April 9, 2021, Raosaheb Antapurkar (Deglur/Congress), who was suffering from Covid-19 related complications passed away in a private hospital in Mumbai. He was considered close to former Maharashtra Chief Minister and ex-state Congress President Ashok Chavan. His son, Jitesh Antapurkar won the bye-elections.</p>.<p>On November 28, 2020, Bharat Bhalke (Pandharpur-Mangalwedha/NCP) died due to post Covid-19 complications. Samadhan Autade of BJP won the bye-elections.</p>