An Unbiased candidate from Beed suffered a large coronary heart assault whereas he was awaiting his flip to vote at a polling station in Maharashtra on Wednesday, mentioned the police. The person was rushed to a hospital the place medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless.
Maharashtra right now voted throughout 288 seats to elect a brand new authorities. The votes will probably be counted on November 23.
Balasaheb Shinde simply dropped to the bottom at Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya voting centre in Beed. He was first taken to Kaku Nana hospital in Beed after which to Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar hospital, the place medical doctors declared him introduced lifeless. The physique has been despatched for autopsy, mentioned police.
In response to the Illustration of the Individuals Act 1951, if a candidate dies throughout the election, then voting on the involved seat may be postponed underneath Part 52.
The Beed meeting seat was as soon as a stronghold of the Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP). Submit break up, Ajit Pawar represents one faction of NCP, which is in alliance with the BJP and Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena.
In Maharashtra the primary contest is between Mahayuti (led by BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (led by Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena and Sharad Pawar’s NCP) alliance.