Archive · 26 Dec 2025
BLO dies by suicide in Uttar Pradesh
A 30-year-old man named Umesh, who worked as a booth-level officer and instructor, died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh.
His family says he was under a lot of pressure because of his job in updating the voter list.
The police are looking into what happened.
This is part of a bigger project to update voter lists in many states.
Some people have raised concerns that this process might remove eligible voters from the list.
In another state, Bihar, many voters were already removed from the list after a similar update.
A 30-year-old booth-level officer named Umesh died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district.
His family alleges that work pressure from the voter roll revision exercise led to his death.
Umesh was found hanging in his room, and the police are investigating the incident.
The Election Commission is conducting a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories.
Concerns have been raised about the potential removal of eligible voters from the electoral rolls.
- Who
- Umesh, a 30-year-old booth-level officer and instructor
- What
- Alleged suicide due to work pressure related to voter roll revision
- When
- Date not specified, reported on Friday
- Where
- Ataria town, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Alleged work pressure from the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls
- Name
- Umesh
- Age
- 30
- Occupation
- Booth-level officer and instructor
- Location
- Ataria town, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Cause of death
- Alleged suicide due to work pressure
- Investigation status
- Ongoing
- Electoral roll revision
- Underway in 12 states and Union Territories
- Draft electoral roll publication date
- December 31, 2023