Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Suicide Attempts Linked to Election Review Stress
Two men in India tried to hurt themselves because they were very scared about a special check of voter lists.
The first man, Narayan Chandra Sengupta, was a 70-year-old retired worker.
He was so worried about a hearing that he died by hanging himself.
The second man, Bacharuddin Mian, is 60 years old.
He drank poison because he thought his name and his family's names might be taken off the voter list.
Both men were very stressed because of the checks being done by the Election Commission.
A local leader said this is happening a lot and it's the government's fault.
The families of these men are very sad and scared.
Narayan Chandra Sengupta (70) allegedly died by suicide due to stress over the Special Intensive Review (SIR) process by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Bacharuddin Mian (60) attempted suicide by consuming poison due to fear of name deletion from the electoral roll during the SIR process.
Both men were summoned for hearings due to discrepancies in their voter documents.
Family members reported that both men were under severe mental stress and depression due to the SIR process.
Political leaders have criticized the SIR process, with Udayan Guha (Trinamool Congress MLA) blaming the Election Commission and central government for the incidents.
- Who
- Narayan Chandra Sengupta (70) and Bacharuddin Mian (60)
- What
- Alleged suicide attempts due to stress over the Special Intensive Review (SIR) process
- When
- Sunday evening (Sengupta) and Monday afternoon (Mian)
- Where
- Rupnarayanpur (Sengupta) and Dinhata subdivision, Cooch Behar district (Mian)
- Why
- Extreme anxiety over the SIR process and fear of name deletion from electoral roll
- Victim 1
- Narayan Chandra Sengupta (70)
- Occupation 1
- Retired employee of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)
- Location 1
- Rupnarayanpur, Salanpur police station area
- Victim 2
- Bacharuddin Mian (60)
- Location 2
- Dinhata subdivision, Cooch Behar district
- Process
- Special Intensive Review (SIR) by Election Commission of India (ECI)
- Cause of Stress
- Fear of name deletion from electoral roll
- Political Response
- Udayan Guha (Trinamool Congress MLA) blamed Election Commission and central government
