Guwahati News Desk: An IAS officer died after suffering a heart attack on Saturday, he was on election duty for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls in Varanasi.
The deceased officer identified as Ajay Kumar Singh (50) was posted as a secretary in the National Integration Department and Human Rights Commission of Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow). He was based as an observer in the ongoing elections to teachers’ constituency and graduates’ constituency in Varanasi.
Singh suffered a heart attack at around 9.30 am on Friday while on his way to the counting centre. Although he was taken to a hospital but later died on Saturday.