Archive · 3 Jan 2026
Two deaths linked to ECI hearings
Two people died after being called to meetings by the Election Commission of India.
A 60-year-old man named Sultan Sardar had a heart attack four days after his meeting.
He lived in a village called Swarupda.
A 57-year-old woman named Fulmala Pal was found dead near train tracks.
She was supposed to go to a meeting on 5 January.
Some people think the stress from these meetings might have caused their deaths.
Fulmala's family and political party blamed the Election Commission for her death.
Two individuals died after being summoned for ECI hearings related to voter list revisions.
Sultan Sardar, 60, died of a heart attack four days after his hearing on 23 December.
Fulmala Pal, 57, was found dead near railway tracks before her scheduled hearing on 5 January.
Fulmala's family and the Trinamul Congress (TMC) blamed the ECI for her death, alleging mental stress.
Protests were held by the TMC, claiming the ECI's notices were arbitrary and harassing.
- Who
- Sultan Sardar (60) and Fulmala Pal (57)
- What
- Died after being summoned for ECI hearings
- When
- Sultan on 27 December, Fulmala on an unspecified Thursday before 5 January
- Where
- Sultan in Swarupda village, Fulmala near Burdwan Junction railway station
- Why
- Unknown, but stress from ECI hearings may have contributed
- Name 1
- Sultan Sardar
- Age 1
- 60
- Location 1
- Swarupda village, Swarupnagar, North 24-Parganas district
- Cause of Death 1
- Heart attack
- Date of Death 1
- 27 December
- Date of Hearing 1
- 23 December
- Voter List Status 1
- Not included in 2002 voter list
- Name 2
- Fulmala Pal
- Age 2
- 57
- Location 2
- Roynagar, Bardhaman (Uttar) Assembly constituency
- Cause of Death 2
- Hit by a train (treated as suicide)
- Date of Death 2
- Thursday (before 5 January hearing)
- Date of Hearing 2
- 5 January
- Voter List Status 2
- Name appeared in Part No. 285 with serial number 293
