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Madhu Kambikar1953–2026Veteran Marathi actress and folk performing artist who worked in over 75 films across four decades, winning a Filmfare Marathi Award and six Maharashtra State Film Awards.
- Ram Govind Chaudhary1953–2026Eight-time Samajwadi Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh who served as Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly from 2017 to 2022.
- Mushtaq Khan1970–2026Mushtaq Khan was an Indian film actor known for his comedic supporting role in the Bollywood movie Welcome.
- Payal Mehta1980–2026Senior Indian journalist with CNN-News18 who covered Parliament, the government, and the BJP.
- Alfred Tyrone Cooke1939–2026Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, Vir Chakra, was an Indian Air Force pilot decorated for his dogfight over Kalaikunda in the 1965 Indo-Pak War.
- E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan1947–2026E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan (1947–2026) was an Indian National Congress leader, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member from Tamil Nadu, and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.
- Tapas Dey1946–2026Tapas Dey was a former Tripura legislator and senior Congress-turned-TIPRA Motha leader in state politics.
- Ratnakar Mahajan1946–2026Indian socialist politician and senior Congress leader from Maharashtra who served as MPCC vice-president and Maharashtra State Planning Board executive chairman.
- Rakesh Mehta1952–2026Former Delhi chief secretary and senior IAS officer who led major reforms in transport, power and civic administration.
- R. Sarath1961–2026Malayalam film director and screenwriter known for award-winning films such as Sayahnam and Sthithi.
- Sudivya Kumar Sonu1970–2026Jharkhand Higher and Technical Education Minister and two-term Giridih MLA who died of cardiac arrest at 56.
- Kuku Kohli1949–2026Indian film director known for Phool Aur Kaante and several other Bollywood hits.
- Sowcar Janaki1931–2026Legendary Indian actress who appeared in nearly 400 films across Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada cinema over seven decades.
- Sajjan Kumar1945–2026Former Indian politician and three-time Congress MP convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- Niketu Iralu1935–2026Naga peace activist who spent more than six decades promoting reconciliation and ethnic unity across Northeast India.
- Raja Sen1955–2026Bengali film and television director from Kolkata who won three National Film Awards.
- Asish Banerjee?–2026Indian politician who served as deputy speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, state agriculture minister, and five-time MLA from Rampurhat.
- M. P. Parameswaran1935–2026Indian nuclear engineer, science populariser and activist who was known for his controversial "Fourth World" theory.
- Uma Shankar Singh1971–2026Uma Shankar Singh was an Indian politician who served as a Bahujan Samaj Party MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, becoming the party's sole representative in the state.
- Pradeep Rawat1952–2026Indian actor known for villainous roles in films such as Lagaan and Ghajini, who died at 74.
