Two polling staff die due to cardiac arrest

Unnao/Sitapur, April 30: Two polling staff, including a sector magistrate, died due to cardiac arrest during polling for fourth phase in Unnao and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.

Executive Engineer B L Sharma, who was posted as sector magistrate at Basdhana polling center in Unnao, died due to cardiac arrest during election duty, they said.

Similarly, teacher of a primary school Harishanker Shukla (54), who was deployed as alphabet locater at polling center at Hindu Kanya Mahavidyalaya in Sitapur, died due to cardiac arrest during election duty, sources said.

PTI