Abhishek Mishra, Dhamtari. In the first phase of the three -tier panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh, 53 blocks were voted today. Meanwhile, the sudden death of an 85 -year -old voter standing in line for voting in village Kalartarai in the district stirred the spot. The deceased has been identified as Hincharam Sahu, who was a resident of ward number 15.
According to eyewitnesses, Hincharam Sahu stood in line to take the slip, when suddenly he fell on the ground and died on the spot. The incident has raged a wave of mourning in the area. The police have sent the body for postmortem and have started investigating the case.
Elderly voter died during the civic elections in the district
It is worth noting that earlier on February 11, a similar case came to light from ward number 12 of Nagar Panchayat city amidst the ongoing voting for the urban body elections in the district. Where an elderly Kunj Bihari Dev (age 69), who was suddenly unconscious outside the polling station, was suddenly admitted to the hospital. Where the doctor declared him dead.
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