Overview
- The Jaynagar resident, recently treated for chronic respiratory illness, appeared at the December 31 hearing with a nasal cannula after being discharged on oxygen support.
- Relatives say he received a summons during his hospital stay over a discrepancy tied to the 2002 voter list, which triggered fears about losing his voting rights.
- He deteriorated after returning home, was readmitted on January 2, and was later declared dead, according to family accounts.
- The Election Commission has not commented on this individual case as of Sunday.
- West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision has deleted more than 5.8 million names from draft rolls and called about 16.6 million voters for verification, drawing competing claims from TMC and BJP over the process and its effects.