Keonjhar (Odisha): A former block chairman, who had contested the last Assembly election, was hacked to death in Odisha's Keonjhar district, triggering tension in the area on Tuesday, police said.

Rama Chandra Behera, who had fought as an independent candidate from Ghasipura assembly seat in 2014 polls, died after being attacked near his house at village Dhakotha late on Monday night.