Nashik: Former Member of Parliament Uttam Nathuram Dhikale died at a private hospital on Tuesday afternoon following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 77.

Dhikale, a lawyer by training who was also an MLA, is survived by three sons and a daughter. Dhikale started his political career from Nashik, where he was elected as a member of the local Municipal Council and went on to become its President.