Rajasthan assembly election: BSP candidate Lakshman Singh dies of heart attack

BSP had fielded Lakshman Singh from the Ramgarh seat in the Alwar district.

JAIPUR: Lakshman Singh, a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, died of a heart attack in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to ANI, Singh was BSP candidate from the Ramgarh seat of Alwar district.

Rajasthan: Lakshman Singh, BSP candidate from Ramgarh seat of Alwar district for upcoming assembly elections, died of a heart attack this morning. — ANI (@ANI) November 29, 2018

After his death, assembly elections will now be held on 199 of 200-seat Rajasthan assembly.

The state is scheduled to go to polls on December 7 and the results would be announced on December 11.     

Assembly election in the Ramgarh constituency will be held after the announcement of results on December 11.

A decision in this regard would be taken by the state election commission after getting a detailed report from the district polling officer in view of Singh's death.  

Singh was among the six candidates announced by the BSP last month in its second list for the December assembly elections.

While Laxman Singh Chaudhary was given BSP ticket from Ramgarh (Alwar), Pt Vijay Shankar Bohra was fielded from Mahuwa (Dausa), Sunil Kumar Jatav from Bayana (SC) in Dholpur district, Gayas Ahmad Khan from the Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district, Pt Kishan Chand Sharma from the Dholpur seat and Ramhet Kushwah from Badi.