Overview
- Trade unions in Kerala said booth-level officers will boycott SIR duties on Nov 17 and hold marches after BLO Aneesh George died by suicide, with the Chief Electoral Officer seeking a report.
- BLOs in West Bengal protested heavy workloads and refused new digitisation trainings in Barrackpore, Howrah and Siliguri, demanding deadline extensions and hiring of data entry operators.
- The Election Commission maintains the exercise is legitimate and shared distribution data showing wide coverage across 12 states and UTs, as West Bengal’s governor urged voters not to be anxious.
- TMC alleged the revision could disenfranchise legitimate voters and mobilised cadres to monitor the process, while the BJP accused the party of spreading panic and cited guideline violations.
- ECI review meetings continue with a high-level team due in Kolkata on Nov 18, as unions seek an extended timeline, compensation for the Kerala BLO’s family, and relief from overlapping local-poll duties during the Nov 4–Dec 4 enumeration window.