India News | Independent Candidate in Beed Assembly Seat Dies After Collapsing at Polling Booth

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nov 20 (PTI) An independent candidate from the Beed assembly seat died when the Maharashtra polls were underway on Wednesday, a police official said.

Balasaheb Shinde (43), a resident of Beed city, collapsed at the Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalay polling booth between 2 pm and 3 pm.

Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Thanks Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Leaders for Warm Welcome, Says 'Humbled To Receive Key to the City of Georgetown' (Watch Video and Pics).

He was rushed to a local hospital and later to a private medical facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where he lost his life during treatment, the official said.

Yogesh Kshirsagar of Ajit Pawar's NCP and Sandip Kshirsagar of NCP (SP) headed by Sharad Pawar are among the 31 candidates in the fray in the constituency in the state's Marathwada region. The two are nephews of former Maharashtra minister Jaydatta Kshirsagar.

Also Read | Morena Shocker: Drunk Man Beats Mother, Smashes Her to Death With Heavy Stone in Madhya Pradesh After She Tries To Resolve His Marital Disputes; Flees After Murder.

Beed recorded a voter turnout of 51.92 per cent as of 5 pm.

All 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra went to polls on Wednesday and votes will be counted on November 23 (Saturday).

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)