A week into the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, 6.56 crore or

85.71 per cent enumeration forms were distributed till Tuesday. With 7.6 crore electorate in the state, the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are under pressure to complete the form distribution as soon as possible.

This comes amid the recent death of BLO in the death of one in East Burdwan district. Namita Hansda, 50, suffered a brain stroke on November 8 while on duty and died in a hospital later that day. “She was under pressure to complete 80 per cent of the work by Saturday. I think she died because of the pressure,” her husband, Madhab Hansda, told reporters. The East Burdwan district magistrate has sought a detailed report on the incident from the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).

Voters’ dilemma

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