Another booth-level officer allegedly died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on Sunday, citing work pressure related to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in the state, PTI reported.

Sarvesh Singh, an assistant teacher posted in a school in Bhagatpur Tanda village in Moradabad, was found hanging in his home in Baheri village by his wife at about 4 pm on Sunday.

Circle Officer (Thakurdwara) Ashish Pratap Singh said that Sarvesh Singh died by suicide and had left behind a note claiming that he had been unable to cope with the burden of his duties as a booth-level officer.

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His body has been sent for post-mortem, the officer added.

Sarvesh Singh was assigned as a booth-level officer on October 7, PTI reported.

Amid the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the country, at least eight suicides by booth-level officers and two deaths due to stroke have been reported.

The revision exercise is underway in 12 states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh. Booth-level officers began distributing enumeration forms on November 4.

Booth-level officers are typically primary school teachers and anganwadi, or health care workers, who are employed by state governments. They are responsible for distributing and collecting enumeration forms as part of the ongoing exercise.

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They are required to go door-to-door, check the identities of new voters and verify the details of those who have died or permanently moved out of an area.

The Election Commission on Sunday extended by one week the timeline for the revision of the electoral rolls in all 12 states and Union Territories.

The last date of submitting the forms was extended to December 11 from December 4. As per the updated schedule, the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 16 instead of December 9.

The final electoral rolls are to be published on February 14 instead of February 7.

Several petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court against the exercise over concerns that the special intensive revision of voter rolls could disenfranchise eligible voters.