Selvaraj, a teacher posted as polling officer in one of the booths in Kangeyampalayam in nearby Tirupur District, collapsed while on duty. His colleagues rushed him to a nearby hospital from where he was referred to the government hospital in Coimbatore, police said adding, however, he died on the way.
A Madurai report said a 70-year old man died of suspected cardiac arrest as he collapsed near a polling booth in Madurai Central constituency before casting his vote. In another incident, a woman, also aged 70, died after collapsing in a polling booth complex in Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar district, police said.