Tragedy in Mirzapur: Poll Personnel Succumb to High Fever and Pressure

Thirteen poll personnel in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, succumbed to high fever and blood pressure. The deceased include home guard jawans, sanitation workers, a clerk, a consolidation officer, and a peon. The exact cause of death is being investigated amid unusually high temperatures in the region. Polls are scheduled for Saturday.

Thirteen poll personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur died at a hospital here following high fever and high blood pressure, its principal said on Friday. The exact reason for the deaths is being ascertained, he said.

The deceased include seven home guard jawans, three sanitation workers, one clerk posted at the Chief Medical Officer's office, one chakbandi adhikaari (consolidation officer), and one peon in the home guard team, Dr Raj Bahadur Kamal, the principal of Maa Vindhyavasini Autonomous State Medical College, told PTI.

They had high grade fever and high blood pressure when they were brought to the facility, he said. The region has been witnessing unusually high temperatures for the past several days. Polling is scheduled to be held in Mirzapur on Saturday.