what was the reason of death of the first mentioned recipient of the award?
Due to uraemia, dehydration and a urinary infection, his condition deteriorated and he died
C. Rajagopalachari
By November 1972, Rajagopalachari's health had begun to decline and on 17 December the same year, a week after his 94th birthday, he was admitted to the Government Hospital, Madras suffering from uraemia, dehydration and a urinary infection. In the hospital, he was visited by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, V. V. Giri, Periyar and other state and national leaders. Rajagopalachari's condition deteriorated in the following days as he frequently lost consciousness and he died at 5:44 pm on Christmas day, 25 December 1972 at the age of 94. 
who got first bharat ratna award in 1954 C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C. V. Raman who is the first person? Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman did he serve as a governor to any state? Yes, of West Bengal what are some of his works as a writer? Wrote an abridged retelling of the "Mahabharata" in English followed by "Ramayana", and translated the Thirukkural into English, etc. are few among them was there any battle mentioned in the first ancient epic? Yes, the Kurukshetra War who was this war fought between? Pandavas and Kauravas which game was prominent in this epic? A dice game who did draupadi get married to? Initially Arjuna and then to all five Pandava brothers can you name all five of them? Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva which flower was the second brother looking for? Saugandhika lotuses who did he kill? Bakasura, Hidimba, Jarasandha, etc. are some among them
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C. Rajagopalachari [SEP] Later years and death
The dissident parties formed an alliance called the National Democratic Front and fought against the Indian National Congress led by Indira Gandhi in the 1971 Indian general elections. However, the alliance fared badly. The Swatantra Party's tally was reduced to 8 seats from 23 in the 1967 elections. The decline of the Swatantra Party was also visible in the 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly elections in which it won just 19 seats down from 27 in the 1967 elections. By November 1972, Rajagopalachari's health had begun to decline and on 17 December the same year, a week after his 94th birthday, he was admitted to the Government Hospital, Madras suffering from uraemia, dehydration and a urinary infection.