82-yr-old man dies after casting vote in Howrah

Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) An 82-year-old voter from the Udaynarayanpur Assembly Constituency in Howrah collapsed shortly after casting his vote on Wednesday, an Election Commission of India (ECI) official said.

The police identified the person as Purna Chandra Dolui.

Dolui had arrived at polling station number 245 in Udaynarayanpur where he collapsed.

He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, a senior ECI official said.

After the incident, the General Observer for the Udaynarayanpur Assembly Constituency visited the polling booth.

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