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UP: Another BLO dies by suspected suicide due to alleged work pressure linked to voter list revision
Another booth-level officer allegedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district on Sunday, citing work pressure related to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in the state, PTI reported.
Sarvesh Singh, an assistant teacher posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village in Moradabad, was found hanging in his home in Baheri village by his wife at about 4 pm on Sunday.
Circle Officer (Thakurdwara) Ashish Pratap Singh said that Sarvesh Singh died by suicide and had left behind a note claiming that he had been unable to cope with the burden of his duties as a booth-level officer.
His body has been sent for post-mortem, the officer added.
Sarvesh Singh was assigned as a booth-level officer on October 7, PTI reported.
Several such suspected suicides have been reported across the country during the exercise. In Uttar Pradesh, seven booth-level officers have died while on duty for the revision, with three of these deaths suspected to be suicides allegedly due to mounting work pressure, The Times of India reported.
The revision exercise is underway in 12 states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh. Booth-level officers began distributing enumeration forms on November 4.
Booth-level officers are typically primary school teachers and anganwadi or health care workers, who are employed by state governments. They are responsible for distributing and collecting enumeration forms as part of the ongoing exercise.
They are required to go door-to-door, check the identities of new voters and verify the details of those who have died or permanently moved out of an area.
The Election Commission on Sunday extended by one week the timeline for the revision of the electoral rolls in all 12 states and Union Territories.
The last date of submitting the forms was extended to December 11 from December 4. As per the updated schedule, the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16 instead of December 9.
The final electoral rolls are to be published on February 14 instead of February 7.
Several petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court against the exercise over concerns that the special intensive revision of voter rolls could disenfranchise eligible voters.
Source: Scroll
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