Archive · 23 Nov 2025
Bengal BLOs Face Challenges; Two Die, One Hospitalized
Two Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in West Bengal died while working on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
One died in a car accident, the other took her own life due to the heavy workload.
Another BLO was hospitalized due to stress.
The government provided compensation to the first BLO's family and assured help for the third BLO.
The ECI was blamed for the second BLO's suicide.
The CM assured help for the hospitalized BLO.
Two Booth Level Officers (BLOs) died in West Bengal, one due to road accident, another by suicide
A third BLO was hospitalized due to stress and exhaustion from Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work
Government provided compensation to the first BLO's family, assured help for the third BLO
ECI blamed for excessive workload leading to the second BLO's suicide
CM Mamata Banerjee assured help for the hospitalized BLO
- Who
- Booth Level Officers (BLOs) Lalit Adhikari, Rinku Tarafdar, and Tapati Biswas
- What
- Two BLOs died, one was hospitalized due to stress
- When
- Lalit Adhikari on Thursday, Rinku Tarafdar on Saturday, Tapati Biswas on Wednesday
- Where
- West Bengal
- Why
- Due to duty-related issues - road accident, suicide due to workload, stress and exhaustion
Government & ECI
BLOs & Families
Workload
Government & ECI
ECI acknowledged workload issues, called emergency meeting
BLOs & Families
Rinku Tarafdar blamed ECI for excessive workload, leading to her suicide
Compensation & Support
Government & ECI
Government provided Rs 2 lakh to Lalit Adhikari's family, assured help for Tapati Biswas
BLOs & Families
Lalit Adhikari's family requested a job for his son, Tapati Biswas' family received Rs 1 lakh from CM
- BLOs Affected
- Lalit Adhikari, Rinku Tarafdar, Tapati Biswas
- Cause of Death/Illness
- Road accident, suicide, stress and exhaustion
- Government Response
- Compensation, assurance of help, emergency meeting
- ECI Involvement
- Blamed for excessive workload, asked for report
- CM's Assurance
- Best possible treatment and support for hospitalized BLO
Sources
Bengal Poll Officer Returning From SIR Duty Dies, Minister Meets Family
Bengal CEO calls emergency meet over app glitches; state to honour top BLO performers
CM assures every possible help for Konnagar BLO under treatment
BLO found hanging in Krishnagar, suicide note blames ECI
