Jaipur, November 25: A polling agent of a candidate died due to suspected cardiac arrest in Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday. Polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday. Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Scuffle Breaks Out at Sardarshahar Constituency, Representative of Counciller Alleges Attack on Him

An official said Shanti Lal, a polling agent at booth number 47 in the Sumerpur assembly constituency, collapsed at the centre. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: List of Key Constituencies and Candidates of Congress and BJP to Watch Out as Polling Underway

"Suspected cause is heart attack," the official said.  The party affiliation of the polling agent was not immediately known. On Saturday, polling is being held in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state. Elections in Karanpur in Sriganganagar have been postponed due to the demise of the Congress candidate.

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