Mangaluru/Mandya, May 12: Two elderly voters died of heart attack at the polling booths in Dakshina Kannada and Mandya district during Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday.
Anni Acharya, a 70-year-old man died of heart attack while he was waiting in the queue to cast his vote at Andinje booth in Belthangady Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada district.
A resident of Jarigedadi village, Acharya was accompanied by his nephew had come to the booth to exercise his voting right. While waiting for his turn in the queue, he collapsed and died en route to the hospital.
In a separate incident, Tammegowda (55) died of cardiac arrest after he cast his vote at Vaddarahalli booth in Pandavapura Assembly constituency. He was suffering from a prolonged illness and was brought to the booth on a wheelchair.
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