Dehradun, May 19 -- Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General (Retd) Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dehradun.

Khanduri had been unwell for a long time and was admitted to Max Super Speciality Hospital in Dehradun for treatment.

Confirming the development, his son Manish Khanduri told ANI over the phone that the former Chief Minister passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Major General Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri (Retd) served as the Uttarakhand CM between 2007 and 2009 and from 2011 to 2012. Khanduri was a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party who represented the Garhwal constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha.

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