35 h. ago UP Teacher On Poll Duty Dies Of Brain Haemorrhage, Family Blames 'Pressure'

A 58-year-old biology teacher deployed as a booth level officer (BLO) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise died at his Nehru Nagar residence in Modinagar, officials said on Saturday.

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4 d. ago "Where 10,000 Deployed...": Top Court Pushes States Over Booth Officer Deaths

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the deaths of men and women some by suicide working as booth-level officers, or BLOs, to revise state voter lists.

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4 d. ago After Defence Pushback, Court Shown Video Of US CEO Killer's Arrest

Video shown in court Tuesday documented how police approached, arrested and searched Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's - moments that underlie key questions about what evidence can and can't...

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7 d. ago "I Want To Live...": UP Poll Official's (BLO) Video Before Death By Suicide

A day after a 46-year-old teacher working as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) was found dead at his home in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, a video of what could be his last message to his family has emerged.

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7 d. ago Long Hours, Little Pay, Extreme Pressure: What It Means To Be A Booth Officer (BLO)

Long Hours, Little Pay, Extreme Pressure: What It Means To Be A Booth Officer (BLO)  NDTV

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7 d. ago Woman Abuses, Assaults Poll Officer In Chhattisgarh's Raipur

A disturbing video showing a Booth Level Officer (BLO) being assaulted and abused in Raipur's Kali Mata ward has gone viral, raising serious concerns about the safety of officials working on the...

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1 week ago 6 Madhya Pradesh Poll Officers Die During Voter Revision Exercise In 10 Days

The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Madhya Pradesh has taken a disturbing turn, with two more Booth Level Officers (BLOs) dying this week, bringing the total number of deaths to...

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1 week ago Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge

At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country...

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2 w. ago "Can't Do This Anymore": Noida School Teacher Resigns Over SIR Work Pressure

A woman, who was appointed as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), has resigned from her position as an assistant teacher in Noida.

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2 w. ago Bengal Poll Officers Protest Outside Poll Body's Office Over SIR Pressure

Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO's office here during a demonstration to protest against...

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2 w. ago Bengal Poll Officer Found Dead, Family Says Stress Over Voter Roll Revision

A woman working as a Booth Level Officer was found dead in West Bengal's Nadia, with her family claiming that she was under tremendous work stress due to the Special Intensive Revision exercise.

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2 w. ago Bengal Poll Officer Returning From SIR Duty Dies, Minister Meets Family

A Booth Level Officer (BLO) died in a road accident while returning home after completing work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district...

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2 w. ago Rajasthan Official Dies Of Heart Attack, Family Claims SIR Workload To Blame

A Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work died of a heart attack in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on Wednesday morning, minutes after receiving a phone call...

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last month SIR Forms Distributed On Bengal Streets, Complaint Filed With Poll Body

The Election Commission of India has received multiple complaints filed against Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by various political parties in West Bengal for distributing the enumeration forms for...

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