India, Aug. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday extended the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, revising the schedule for the exercise and pushing the publication of the final electoral roll to October 27.

According to the order, booth level officers (BLOs) will continue house-to-house verification until August 17, instead of concluding earlier on August 8. Rationalisation and re-arrangement of polling stations will also be completed on August 17, while the draft electoral roll will now be published on August 24, instead of August 17.

"The Commission has decided to revise the said schedule for NCT of Delhi," the order stated.

The Commission has scheduled the period for filing claims...