13 people, including 7 home guards on election duty have died in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh due to the scorching heat on Friday. People who have died were from Mirzapur, Gonda, Prayagraj, Basti and Kaushambi. Our Correspondent reports that when the polling parties were leaving from the Polytechnic campus, health of few people had deteriorated while some people fell ill on the way and were brought to the Divisional Hospital. During this time some people had died even before reaching the hospital.

Mirzapur is scheduled to go to polls on Saturday.