Akhlaque, Md Aadil and Pranjli, Prachi creator text Economic & Political Weekly monographic eng

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61(6), Feb 7, 2026: p.10-12 The human and administrative cost of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls can be gauged from the working conditions and impact on booth-level officers. The cumulative effect of excessive workloads, lack of proper training, lack of technological assistance, and coercive supervisory behaviour can be linked to cases of severe sickness, psychological breakdown and fatalities, including suicides, directly associated with SIR-related assignments.-Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/alternative-standpoint/human-cost-electoral-roll-revision.html Economic & Political Weekly 260427