A deputy mayoral candidate of Maharajgunj Municipality, Kapilvastu died on Monday.

Shuvawati Kurmi, a candidate from the Nepali Congress, died of cardiac arrest last night, a family source said.

She was also the outgoing deputy mayor of Maharajgunj Municipality.

With the death of Kurmi, Nepali Congress can field another candidate for the post of deputy mayor, Chief Election Officer Tejandra Sapkota said.

Nepali Congress Lumbini Province General Secretary Surendra Raj Acharya said that the party is preparing to field Kurmi's daughter-in-law Rita Kumari Kurmi (28) for the post.