Voter Dies Suddenly at Polling Booth in UP

Rambachan Chauhan, a 70-year-old resident of Chak Bahuddin village, died suddenly at a polling booth in Sikandarpur, UP, before voting. Witnesses report he felt dizzy while in the queue and collapsed at booth number 257. This occurred under the Salempur Lok Sabha constituency.

A 70-year-old man died at a polling booth here on Saturday, an official said.

Sikandarpur Sub-divisional Magistrate Ravi Kumar said Rambachan Chauhan (70), a resident of Chak Bahuddin village, had gone to vote at booth number 257 of the village's primary school under Salempur Lok Sabha constituency.

Before joining the queue of voters, he suddenly fell unconscious and died, he added.

However, the villagers said Chauhan felt dizzy while standing in the voters' queue and fell unconscious.