Congressman drinks poison, dies after being denied ticket

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Agar, Madhya Pradesh, Nov 7, 2013(NDTV): A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh allegedly committed suicide today after being denied a ticket to contest the state polls on November 25.

Narsingh Malviya, a leader from Agar, allegedly took poison. He died at a hospital in Ujjain where he was taken for treatment.

Mr Malviya, a district Panchayat member, had reportedly been with the Congress for two decades. He had never contested the state elections before but was hoping to make a debut with this one.

Party leaders say Mr Malviya was hoping to get a ticket to contest the polls from Agar, but the party fielded another candidate, Madhu Gehlot, instead.

Madhya Pradesh is among the five state going to polls in November-December, in what is being seen as a semi-final ahead of national elections due by May. The counting of votes will be held on December 8.