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Sant Kabir Nagar: A woman died while going towards the polling centre to cast her vote on Saturday in phase 6 of the Lok Sabha Elections, said the police.
The incident occurred in a village in the Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Jandhari Devi, wife of Basant, from the village of Manjhriya Pathan, according to Additional SP Shashi Shekhar Singh.
He reported that Jandhari Devi departed from her home in the morning to vote but fell unconscious en route to the polling station. Her relatives hurried her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead by the attending physician.
Additional SP Singh said that the administration is in contact with the family of the deceased.
The exact cause of death is not yet known.
Meanwhile, in Bhadohi district one Malti Devi (24), a resident of Rajaipur Village, who got married on Friday night reached the polling booth in her bridal attire to vote before going to her in-laws home, District Information Officer Pankaj Kumar said.
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