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Twenty-seven members of a joint family in Nagpur, Maharashtra, put aside their grief and went to cast votes on Friday despite losing an elderly relative a day ago.

Madanmohan Khemani (74), the second of five brothers, died in Nagpur on Thursday.

"He always talked about the importance of voting," said Manoj Khemani, his brother.

"Hence, all 27 of us today exercised our franchise at the Wardhaman Nagar polling booth. After that, we took part in the Utthavna (post-death ritual)," he told PTI.

Polling was held in five Lok Sabha seats, including Nagpur in Maharashtra, on Friday during the first phase of the general elections.