Adilabad: In two separate incidents, two elderly persons died when they were waiting in polling stations to cast their votes here on Thursday.
Gangamma (78) died after a bout of epilepsy while she was waiting to vote at a polling station in Mavala mandal centre. Gangamma from Mavala mandal centre collapsed and lost consciousness after she had a bout of epilepsy when she arrived at the polling station numbered 140 at 12.30 pm. She was immediately rushed to a hospital, but doctors declared her brought dead.
Meanwhile, Chandragiri Rajanna (65) from Bhuktapur died of cardiac arrest when he was standing in a queue line to exercise his franchise in Adilabad town. He too collapsed and was declared brought dead after being shifted to a hospital.