Kerala: Man Dies In Polling Booth After Finding That His Name Was Not In The Voters List

A man died in a polling booth in Kerala’s capital of Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday (23 April) after he found out that his name was not in the voting list, News18 has reported.

The person has been identified as Mani.

On the same day, two elderly citizens also died while waiting in the queue to cast their votes; another voter passed away a short while after voting.

65-year-old Vijayi collapsed while she was waiting in a queue at the Chokli Rama vilasam LP School booth close to Panur. Even though she was taken the hospital, her life could not be saved.

Similarly, 80-year-old Paapachan collapsed and died while at a polling station at Vadasserikkara in Pathanamthitta district.

In a different incident, 72-year-old Venugopala Marar felt uneasiness after she came back home from voting, and was pronounced dead by the time she was taken to a hospital in Taliparamba.