3-4 EC Officials Died Of Heart Attack, Says Quraishi

Conducting elections is a high-stress job and the stress on Election Commission (EC) officials resulted in fatal heart attacks to at least four officers during recent assembly elections in five states, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said here on Tuesday.

Quraishi said this at a function here after he was praised for conducting free and fair elections.

“Three-four of our officers, presiding officers, had a heart attack on the day of polling and died. That is the kind of tension they go through,” Quraishi said to a gathering at a award function organised by the Media Foundation.

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