The Supreme Court on Thursday issued directions to redress problems faced by booth-level officers during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, Live Law reported.

The court asked the state governments to depute additional staff for the exercise so that the working hours of the booth-level officers can be “proportionately reduced” to alleviate their hardship.

The exercise is underway in 12 states and Union Territories: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

At least eight suicides by booth-level officers and at least seven deaths have been reported in West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh , Kerala and Rajasthan .

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