India, Feb. 7 -- Around 292 teachers from municipal schools in the Versova assembly constituency are refusing to work on the pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) assigned by the State Election Commission during the ongoing examination period. These teachers are Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and also responsible for teaching and supervising students during annual exams.

The election duties assigned to them include door-to-door visits for verification of voter details, and tallying names in the existing voter list with the final electoral roll prepared during the last special revision. Election officials said the exercise is aimed at improving the accuracy and reliability of voter data.

The Election Commission allotted these duties on F...