As the nationwide SIR phase two is being carried out in 12 states and union territories , with the final elector's list to be published on 7 February 2026., Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are working under "intense work pressure".

According to a report by India Today, a senior teacher who was involved in SIR-related work died by suicide after jumping in front of a train at the Bindayaka railway crossing. In his suicide note, he wrote that he was under extreme pressure from a supervisor over official tasks linked to the SIR.

Family members and residents alleged that he took the extreme step because of work-related pressure linked to the SIR exercise. Also Read | Who was Nikhil Somwanshi? Krutrim employee who died by alleged suicide

Various trade unions of state government employees

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