New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Friday extended by a month the deadline for filing claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh (UP). This is the fourth extension given during the SIR process in the state, where nearly every fifth voter is facing the risk of deletion from the rolls and roughly 32.6 million hearings are scheduled. UP goes to the polls in 2027. In West Bengal, two extensions have been given till now. Tamil Nadu and Kerala have also been given one extension each. All three states will go to the polls this summer. The extension revised the earlier February 6 cut-off and followed a formal request from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of UP Navdeep...