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April 29, 2021 20:25 IST
Polls were held in 4 phases with 12.96 crore registered voters and over 2 lakh voting booths even as COVID-19 infections were peaking
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Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes in Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election in Mathura. | Photo Credit:
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Polls were held in 4 phases with 12.96 crore registered voters and over 2 lakh voting booths even as COVID-19 infections were peaking
Ram Krishna Pandey feels his father Pankaj Pandey’s death could have been averted had the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls been postponed keeping in mind the second wave of COVID-19. Pankaj Pandey, a head clerk with the Basic Education Department in Pratapgarh, died on April 26 after suffering from COVID-19-related complications and a drop in his oxygen levels. While the disease got his father, Mr. Ram Krishna blames the situation in which his father was forced to work. “He died because of the election,” said Mr. Ram Krishna, a graduation student in Allahabad University. “The election should not have taken place now. It could have been delayed or held along with the Bihar polls last year.”