India, Nov. 23 -- At least four booth level officers (BLOs) engaged by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal were admitted at hospitals in various districts between Saturday and Sunday after they complained of illness caused by work pressure.

The incidents happened just hours after a third BLO died in the state on Saturday, triggering a political row in the state. The 53-year-old para teacher from Chapra in Nadia district was the second BLO to die by suicide, and she even left a note allegedly blaming the ECI.

Sukdeb Das, the BLO for polling booth No 147 at Katwa town in East Burdwan district, was admitted at the government subdivisional hospital on Sund...