Kusum (name changed on request of anonymity), a Mathematics teacher at Government HSS Dudhia, Indore, lives in Saket area with her husband and mother-in-law. Ms. Kusum’s husband has taken early retirement from a government job, she has no children and has lived for several years with chronic vertigo.

Every morning, she rides her scooter for half an hour to reach her school in Dudhia, where she teaches Mathematics to Classes 10 and 12. But for the past month, her daily routine has been completely changed, due to her role as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) at Booth No. 95, Saket.

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