Poll workers in India commit suicide during voter recount.

Harshit Verma believes his father, Vijay Kumar Verma, died due to the immense work pressure of being a booth-level officer (BLO) conducting a voter list revision in Lucknow, India. The electoral exercise, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has resulted in the deaths of at least 33 BLOs across the country, with nine committing suicide. BLOs, mostly government teachers, face extreme workloads, pressure, and lack of support from the government. The BLOs work late into the night, face technical issues, and have a short deadline to complete their tasks without proper training. The exercise has been controversial and has led to protests and calls for better conditions for BLOs.

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