An elderly man on Tuesday collapsed and died while standing in a queue to vote in Jashpur district in the Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency.
Jartiyus Toppo (71) was at polling booth no 303 in Jamtoli village when he died, Jashpur Superintendent of Police Shashi Mohan Singh said.
The man had reached the polling booth with his son.
He was later shifted to a hospital in an ambulance where the doctors declared him dead.
Prima facie, cardiac arrest seems to be the cause of his death, the official added.
