EC extends SIR timeline for Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka and Telangana

The Election Commission on Wednesday extended deadlines for house-to-house verification as part of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka and Telangana. The timeline for publishing the draft and final electoral rolls has also been moved ahead.

The poll panel is carrying out the exercise to revise electoral rolls through house-to-house enumeration and verification of old voter data.

In Delhi, the deadline for the house-to-house verification, which began on June 30, has been extended by 10 days. The exercise that was scheduled to conclude on July 29 will now continue till August 8.

The draft electoral roll will be published on August 17 instead of August 5. Claims and objections can be filed from August 17 to September 16 and will be disposed of by October 15. The final electoral roll will be published on October 19.

In Punjab, house-to-house verification has been extended till August 3 from July 24. The draft rolls will be published on August 13 instead of July 31, while the final rolls will be released on October 12, two days later than originally scheduled.

In Karnataka, verification has been extended till August 8 from July 29. The draft rolls will be published on August 17 instead of August 5, and the final rolls on...

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