New Delhi: Two booth-level officers (BLOs) involved in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have died by suicide in Kerala and Rajasthan, triggering concerns about rising field-level stress during the voter list update exercise. While families and teachers’ groups have alleged excessive work pressure, district administrations in both states have denied any link between SIR duties and the deaths, citing official data and ongoing inquiries.

In Kerala’s Kannur district, 44-year-old school office assistant and BLO Aneesh George was found dead at his home on Sunday, The Indian Express reported. His family and friends told the newspaper that George had been overwhelmed by the pressure to complete the enumeration work assigned to him under the SIR program

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