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Kerala BLO Boycott Widens After Kannur Officer’s Suicide as Audio Allegations Collide With Official Denials

The voter roll drive now faces legal and operational strain after a statewide stoppage and a Supreme Court petition that cite excessive workloads.

Kerala government employees under the banner of the Secretariat Action Council stage a protest outside the Election Commission’s office over the alleged stress-induced suicide of a Booth Level Officer involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Monday. (PTI PHOTO)
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Congress releases audio clips alleging CPM pressure over SIR on booth level officer before suicide.

Overview

  • Thousands of booth-level officers in Kerala halted Special Intensive Revision duties and staged marches a day after BLO Aneesh George was found dead in Kannur.
  • Kerala Congress released phone audio to claim local CPI(M) pressure on the officer, the BJP echoed the charge, and CPI(M) leaders rejected political blame; the clips do not explicitly name the party.
  • Kannur’s district collector and the Chief Electoral Officer’s office said no link has been established between SIR duties and the death, reporting that 1,065 forms were issued to the BLO with about 50 left to distribute.
  • Unions dispute official progress figures and describe untenable workloads, as reports include a Kerala BLO collapsing on duty and a Rajasthan BLO’s suicide with a note alleging target pressure and threats of suspension.
  • The IUML filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking relief on the SIR schedule in Kerala, while employee federations in Tamil Nadu announced a boycott that could further disrupt the Nov 4–Dec 4 enumeration timeline.