New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Balasaheb Shinde, an independent candidate from Beed, Maharashtra, died on Wednesday, November 20, due to a massive heart attack while waiting for his turn to vote in the Maharashtra Elections 2024, according to multiple media reports.

Shinde was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Balasaheb Shinde dropped to the ground at Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya voting centre in Beed. He was first taken to Kaku Nana Hospital in Beed and then to Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The body has been sent for post-mortem, the police told the news portal NDTV on Wednesday.

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