More than 50 people have died in India in the past three days due to extreme heat that has gripped many parts of the country.
Due to the heat, more than 30 people died over the weekend in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
In the state of Odisha, about 20 people died of heatstroke, an official told news agency ANI.
Many of these deaths were reported on June 1 as India was in the final phase of weeks-long elections.
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The voting results will be announced on June 4.
Every five years, general elections are held in India during the summer, in April and May.
But this year, the temperatures were record high, and India has more and more frequent, intense and longer heat waves.
The federal health ministry says there were at least 1 confirmed deaths from heatstroke from March 30 to May 56.
About 24.849 cases of heat stroke were reported during this period.
However, government data suggests the real number could be much higher.
In Uttar Pradesh, several volunteer policemen, constituencies and security personnel died over the weekend.
Navdeep Rinva, the state's chief election officer, told reporters that the families of the deceased members of the electorate will be paid a monetary compensation of around 17.000 euros.
Rinva also added that a man who was standing in line to vote fainted due to the heat.
"The voter was transported to a health facility, where they could only confirm death," he said.
In Odisha, district authorities have reported 99 suspected heat stroke deaths in the last 72 hours - of which 20 cases have been confirmed, the state special relief commissioner said in a statement.
Deaths due to heat were also reported in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
In the last two weeks, the northern and eastern parts of India, as well as some states in the west of the country, have been affected by extreme heat, with temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius, and in some places around 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded.
However, the India Meteorological Department says temperatures are likely to drop in the coming days due to the onset of the monsoon.
Due to the increased consumption of electricity for air conditioners, some regions are facing a shortage of electricity, but also of water.
Footage from the capital Delhi shows people queuing for water in front of cisterns.
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