Independent Candidate Dies at Polling Booth During Maharashtra Elections

Balasaheb Shinde, contesting from Beed, suffered a fatal heart attack while waiting to vote.

Balasaheb Shinde, an independent candidate from Beed, collapsed at the Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya polling booth.
He was taken to two hospitals but was declared dead upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar hospital.
The incident occurred during the Maharashtra assembly elections, where voting took place across 288 seats.
Section 52 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 allows for postponement of voting if a candidate dies during the election.
The Beed constituency, a former stronghold of Sharad Pawar's NCP, sees a competitive race with 31 candidates in the fray.