Elderly Woman Dies of Heart Attack During Voter List Hearing in Bengal

• Ratna Chakraborty, 63, died of a heart attack during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign hearing in Naihati, North 24 Parganas.
• Family alleges her death was due to panic caused by the Election Commission notice, which questioned her presence in the 2002 voter list.
• She was taken to Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Kalyani after experiencing chest pain at Barrackpore No. 1 BDO Office, where doctors declared her dead.
• Despite her name missing from the 2002 list, her relative stated she had submitted necessary documents to the Commission.
• Local Trinamool leaders, including MP Partha Bhowmick and MLA Sanat Dey, visited the family to offer support; no complaint has been filed.

Why It Matters: Panic over an Election Commission voter list hearing led to an elderly woman's tragic death.