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Odisha: Polling officer dies of cardiac arrest

Bhubaneswar, May 19(UNI) In a tragic incident Polling officer Sushil Kumar Achraya posted at booth number 170 of Kantabanji Assembly seat in Odisha died of cardiac arrest on Sunday.
Chief Electoral Office(CEO) office sources said Acharya became unconscious at the registration counter of Titlagarh Dispersal Centre on Sunday.
He was immediately rushed to Titlagarh Sub divisional hospital but later shifted to Bolangir District Headquarters Hospital when he suffered a massive cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital.
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