Kottayam, Nov. 6 -- A Booth Level Officer (BLO) suffered neck and face injuries in Kerala's Kottayam area on Thursday after a local man allegedly released his dog on her while she was carrying out the enumeration for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State.

Currently, a nationwide SIR is being carried out in 12 states and union territories, with the final elector's list to be published on February 7, 2026.

"I was on SIR duty in Kottayam, Pakkil and while on duty I faced dog bites several times. The injuries are making it hard to do the survey," the booth-level officer told ANI.

The officer is among the 171 BLOs assigned in the Kottayam assembly constituency. She had been assigned to Booth number 123, located in the CMS L P Sc...