Overview
- Aneesh George, 44, a booth-level officer in Payyannur, Kannur, was found hanging at his home, and police registered a case of unnatural death and ordered a post-mortem.
- Family members and acquaintances said he was under severe pressure tied to Special Intensive Revision duties and had worked late on voter-list forms the previous night.
- Leaders of the CPI(M) and Congress linked the case to workload concerns and urged that the voter-roll exercise be paused until after local body elections.
- Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar said he has sought a report from the district collector, noted no formal complaints of BLO work pressure, and stated that no additional tasks were assigned in the past 31 days.
- Election officials cited ongoing SIR timelines and data, including statewide distribution reportedly reaching 93%, booth-level figures showing 878 of 1,065 forms delivered for George’s area, deadlines set for December 4, and local body polls scheduled for December 9 and 11 with BLOs exempted from poll duties.