An Impartial candidate from Beed suffered an enormous 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 useless.
Maharashtra as we speak voted throughout 288 seats to elect a brand new authorities. The votes shall 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 useless. The physique has been despatched for autopsy, mentioned police.
In keeping with the Illustration of the Folks Act 1951, if a candidate dies through the election, then voting on the involved seat may be postponed beneath Part 52.
The Beed meeting seat was as soon as a stronghold of the Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP). Put up 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.