Kolkata, Nov 22, 2025

West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday, criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the suicide of Rinku Tarafdar (51), a booth-level officer (BLO) from Nadia district earlier in the day for reportedly being unable to handle the work pressure related to the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, the first phase of which started on November 4.

On Saturday afternoon, the Chief Minister issued a social media statement claiming that she was shocked to know about the death of Tarafdar.

“Profoundly shocked to know of the death of yet another BLO, a woman para-teacher, who has committed suicide at Krishnanagar today. BLO of part number 201 of Assembly constituency 82 Chapra, Rinku Tarafdar, has blamed the ECI in her suicide note

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