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95-yr-old dies outside polling booth in Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A 95-year-old man died here on Thursday while waiting in a queue to vote in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
The deceased was identified as Natabar Behera.
The nonagenarian was waiting for his turn at a booth in Kansamari village under Sanakhemundi assembly segment, when he suddenly collapsed, officials said. The man later died, a police officer added.
The second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha recorded 64 per cent voter turnout. (Agencies)

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