BLO, elderly man die in Bengal; family members blame SIR exercise
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) and an elderly person died in West Bengal on Thursday.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) and an elderly person died in West Bengal on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the Noor Basti police station area when the officer was listening to public complaints.
The ERO attributed the incident to missing mandatory particulars in the enumeration form submitted by Admiral Prakash, which prevented automatic verification by the electoral system.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed all concerned state governments to “depute additional staff” so that the long working hours spent by BLOs on SIR duties can be reduced.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) died of cardiac arrest, allegedly due to the workload of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
Tapati Biswas, a 60-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Konnagar and a resident of Konnagar Nabagram, suffered a cerebral attack last Wednesday.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Konnagar, Tapati Biswas (60), a resident of Konnagar Nabagram, and an Anganwadi worker, suffered a cerebral attack while distributing SIR forms.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) at Ettukudukka near Payyannur in Kerala’s Kannur district committed suicide on Sunday.
A woman Booth Level Officer (BLO) has died during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, the police said on Sunday.
An official said that the programme aimed to strengthen the electoral machinery and ensure accuracy, inclusiveness, and transparency in the electoral rolls.
