RAMGARH: A 62-year-old man died of suspected cardiac arrest outside a polling booth in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday, an official said.

He said that the incident took place outside booth number 193 in the Government Upgraded High School in Bhuchungdih village of Chitrapur block of Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency, Akhtar Hussain fell on the road and died.

Deputy Commissioner Chandan Kumar said, "A detailed report in this regard has been sought from the local authorities."

BDO Gyan Shankar Ekka said that Hussain lived about 500 meters away from the polling booth.

“He died of a probable heart attack,” Ekka said.

Mohammad Mustaq Ahmed, son of the deceased, said, "My father wanted to vote early in the morning and reached the polling booth at 6.30 am, and was asked to stand in the queue. He came out of the booth."

Booth level officer Shanti Devi said that before the voting started, two elderly persons reached the booth and were asked to wait till the voting started.

Booth presiding officer P Parameshwara Karmali said that Hussain died outside the booth.

Family member Mohammad Imran Ansari alleged that there were no medical facilities at the polling station.

The deceased has eight sons and one daughter.