This number included home guards, sanitation workers and other polling staff.
He said that a voter also died at a booth in Sikandarpur area of Ballia Lok Sabha constituency.
He said that voter Ram Badan Chauhan, who was standing at the polling booth, fainted and was taken to the health center where doctors declared him brought dead.
CEO Rinwa said, all district magistrates have been directed to submit a report regarding the deaths of election personnel in the respective constituencies.
He said that the district administration officials will also submit the autopsy reports of the deceased personnel.
He said that as per the order of the Election Commission, a compensation of Rs 15 lakh will be given to the families of the deceased polling personnel.
PAC constable deployed for the security of EVMs at Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan died in Lucknow on Saturday.
JCP (Law and Order) Upendra Aggarwal confirmed the constable's death and said coolers and other facilities were available for the officers on duty at the spot.
He said that the exact cause of death will be known after post-mortem.
In the seventh phase, voting took place in Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Bansgaon (SC), Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Robertsganj (SC) of Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission had deployed 1,08,349 election personnel for election duty in this phase.
He said that a voter also died at a booth in Sikandarpur area of Ballia Lok Sabha constituency.
He said that voter Ram Badan Chauhan, who was standing at the polling booth, fainted and was taken to the health center where doctors declared him brought dead.
CEO Rinwa said, all district magistrates have been directed to submit a report regarding the deaths of election personnel in the respective constituencies.
He said that the district administration officials will also submit the autopsy reports of the deceased personnel.
He said that as per the order of the Election Commission, a compensation of Rs 15 lakh will be given to the families of the deceased polling personnel.
PAC constable deployed for the security of EVMs at Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan died in Lucknow on Saturday.
JCP (Law and Order) Upendra Aggarwal confirmed the constable's death and said coolers and other facilities were available for the officers on duty at the spot.
He said that the exact cause of death will be known after post-mortem.
In the seventh phase, voting took place in Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Bansgaon (SC), Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Robertsganj (SC) of Uttar Pradesh.
The Election Commission had deployed 1,08,349 election personnel for election duty in this phase.
