New Delhi, July 15 -- The Election Commission on Wednesday extended the deadlines for the enumeration period and subsequently the publication of the final list in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, Punjab, Telangana and Karnataka.

In the national capital and Karnataka, the enumeration period has been extended from July 29 to August 8. The draft electoral rolls will now be published on August 17 as compared to the previous deadline of August 5.

The claims and objection period will be August 17 to September 16, and the final lists will be published on October 19, 12 days after the previous deadline of October 7.

In Punjab, the new deadline for the house-to-house visits by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for...