105-yr-old man dies 30 minutes after casting vote in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag
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A 105-year-old man died nearly 30 minutes after his wish to cast his vote during the ongoing panchayat polls in Jharkhand was fulfilled.
A 105-year-old man died nearly 30 minutes after his wish to cast his vote during the ongoing panchayat polls in Jharkhand was fulfilled.
His sons took him to a polling centre as he wanted to cast his vote.
The deceased, identified as Varan Sahu (105), was a resident of the village Partapur in the Chauparan block of the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. He was born on June 27, 1917.
He expressed his last desire to his family members on Saturday morning that he wanted to exercise his franchise. Initially, his family members advised him to stay at home because of his poor health, but he was adamant about casting his vote.
However, upon his insistence, they hired a car to take him to polling booth number 256 set up at the Utkramit Vidyalaya located 2 km away.
On Saturday afternoon, he passed away peacefully at his residence half an hour later.
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