India, July 15 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday extended the timeline for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, while retaining July 31 as the date for publication of the draft electoral rolls.

The decision came after the poll panel accepted requests from the chief electoral officers of the two states to revise the schedule for the exercise being carried out with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.

According to the revised schedule, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will now continue house-to-house verification until July 24. The rationalisation and re-arrangement of polling stations will also be completed by the same date, giving election officials additional time...