Bengaluru, Aug. 7 -- The publication of Karnataka's draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has been deferred to August 24, and the final electoral roll will now be published on October 27, according to a revised schedule issued by the Chief Electoral Officer's office on Friday.

The revised schedule follows an August 7 letter from the Election Commission of India and retains October 1, 2026, as the qualifying date for the electoral roll revision.

The Chief Electoral Officer's office said the Election Commission had "issued a revised schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in Karnataka, with 01.10.2026 as the qualifying date."

Under the new schedule, house-to-house visits by Booth...