Supreme Court warns EC of ‘anarchy’ if threats to BLOs during SIR go uncheckedThe Supreme Court expressed serious concern over threats to BLOs and officials involved in electoral roll revision in West Bengal and other...
09 Dec, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
SC flags non-cooperation by states in voter list revision, warns it will pass orders if SIR work is ‘hindered’The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India to take serious note of alleged obstruction of electoral roll revision in s...
09 Dec, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Bengal BLOs asked to re-verify forms, delete dead or absent voters by Dec 11West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal has instructed booth-level officers to meticulously re-examine voter enumeration forms. T...
05 Dec, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
SC asks states to provide more staff to EC for SIR duty to ease pressure on BLOsThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked states to consider deploying additional staff to ease the workload of booth-level officers (BLOs) invol...
04 Dec, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
BLOs will now have to go to BDOs, SDOs to access SIR correction window: EC directiveThe Election Commission has barred booth-level officers (BLOs) from directly correcting errors in voter enumeration forms through the BLO a...
02 Dec, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Congress MPs move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, demand suspension of 'rushed' SIR exercise; flag BLO deathsCongress MPs have moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha. They are demanding the immediate suspension of the Special Intensive Revision...
02 Dec, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Bengal: BLOs press for compensation, accuse EC of ignoring work-pressureDuring a demonstration that coincided with the arrival of a special team of the Election Commission (EC) in the city, protesters alleged th...
29 Nov, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Fourth BLO death in Gujarat sparks outcryThe Opposition Congress has raised questions over the deaths of BLOs. Congress chief spokesperson Manish Doshi told ET that the Election Co...
29 Nov, 2025, 09.23 AM IST
West Bengal BLOs claim facing technical glitchesBlock-level officers in West Bengal are experiencing significant technical issues with the BLO app. This is hindering the crucial digitisat...
28 Nov, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
BLOs hold protest outside West Bengal CEO's office over 'excessive' work pressureBooth-level officers in West Bengal clashed with police during a protest against excessive work pressure during the SIR process. A delegati...
25 Nov, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
As BLOs protest, Bengal CEO says no one has been suspendedBooth-level officers in West Bengal protested against demanding work pressure during electoral roll revision. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj...
25 Nov, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
BLO platform holds protest rally in Kolkata in demand of immediate stoppage of SIR in West BengalThe platform claimed that the poll panel had not taken necessary steps to ease their workload and burdened them with digitization without t...
24 Nov, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
BLOs to hold march in Kolkata to protest against work pressure under SIR exerciseKolkata SIR protest BLO march: Since the launch of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state, the BLOs acros...
24 Nov, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Trinamool attacks CEC as Booth Level Officers face burnout amid SIRThe Machhlandpur BLO, who fell ill today following continuous pressure of EF digitisation till midnight every day. Similar challenges have ...
23 Nov, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
"Vote theft has taken deadly turn": Congress chief Kharge slams BJP over demise of BLOs during SIR Phase IICongress President Mallikarjun Kharge has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party. He alleges that Booth Level Officers are dying by suicide ...
23 Nov, 2025, 01.24 PM IST
BLO in West Bengal dies by suicide; SIR work pressure allegedA Booth Level Officer (BLO) in West Bengal's Nadia district allegedly committed suicide due to work pressure from the Special Intensive Rev...
22 Nov, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Kolkata: EC serves notices to 8 BLOs, 5 BLAs face FIRsThe electoral roll revision in West Bengal has hit a snag, with show cause notices dispatched to eight Booth Level Officers. Five Booth Lev...
09 Nov, 2025, 11.55 PM IST