India, April 28 -- Teachers of West Bengal's Visva Bharati University have written to Vice Chancellor Probir Kumar Ghosh over "extremely stressful" poll-related duties, seeking immediate intervention of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

In a letter dated April 26, several faculty members of the central university said they were under "extreme mental and physical stress" due to continuous deployment for poll-related work across districts.

The first phase of elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.

"We are constrained to draw your urgent attention," the teachers said in the letter, noting that many of them had been assi...