Bengal Woman Dies by Suicide Due to Anxiety Over Voter List Revision: Family Claims Mental Stress from SIR Exercise

Nov 30, 2025 04:51 pm CST

A 40-year-old unmarried woman from West Bengal allegedly set herself on fire due to anxiety over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter list exercise. Her family blames the central government for her death, while the Trinamool Congress claims at least 40 people have died due to stress from this controversial electoral process that has identified 18.70 lakh dead voters still on electoral rolls.