People, Positions and Obituaries · 17 December 2025

Ram Vilas Vedanti passes away as former Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament

Exam-focused facts from the 17 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Ram Vilas Vedanti died of a heart attack in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
  • He was admitted to the Superspecialty Hospital attached to Shyam Shah Medical College with blood poisoning and kidney failure.
  • Vedanti served as executive president of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust and was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha from Pratapgarh and Machhali Shahar in Uttar Pradesh.
  • His last rites will be performed in Ayodhya.