Chennai: Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo has sought a report on the deaths of three elderly people who fainted and died inside polling stations in Tamil Nadu due to intense heat amid the first phase of the Lok Sabha Polls on Friday, April 19.
Voting in 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu has been going on briskly since 7 AM on Friday. As of 3 PM, 51.41 per cent votes have been reported.
Palaniswami (65), Chinna Ponnu (77) and Kanagaraj age (72) fainted due to the scorching heat on Friday while casting their votes.
The maximum voter turnout was reported in the Dharmapuri constituency with 57.86 per cent votes and the lowest voter turnout in Chennai (central) constituency with 41.47 percent.
Palaniswami had come to cast his vote at the Salem West Assembly Constituency's Suramangalam polling station suddenly fainted and fell down and died. Chinna Ponnu (77) had come to the Kengavalli assembly constituency when she fainted due to heatstroke and died.
