Too hot, poll officials take a hit
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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With the sun beating down mercilessly, two Gujarat polling officials were rushed to the hospital Thursday after suffering heat strokes.
The presiding officers at two polling booths in Manavdar and Mangrol Port, both in Junagadh district, complained of dizziness and unease. They were treated at the government health centre as emergency cases.
The state government has deployed more than 100 ambulances in Gujarat to rush poll officials and voters suffering from heat stroke to hospital. All the 26 parliamentary seats in the state went to polls Thursday.
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