People, Positions and Obituaries · 24 March 2026

Datta Meghe, four-time Lok Sabha MP and veteran BJP leader, passed away at 89.

Exam-focused facts from the 24 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Datta Meghe died on Sunday evening at the age of 89.
  • He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times from Nagpur, Ramtek and Wardha constituencies.
  • He served as a Rajya Sabha member from 2002 to 2008.
  • Meghe began his political career with the Congress, later joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999, and switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014.
  • He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and grandchildren; his son Sandeep Meghe is the Hingna MLA and another son Sagar Meghe is a former MLC.

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