New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The deadline for the voter list clean-up exercise, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in the national capital has been extended to August 17, the Election Commission said today. This is the second extension to the SIR of the electoral rolls in Delhi this month. As per the revised schedule, the draft electoral rolls will now be published on August 24, instead of August 17.

The poll panel has revised the schedule for the ongoing voter list revision, extending the timeline for several key stages of the exercise. Under the updated schedule, electoral officials will examine and decide on claims and objections submitted by voters between August 24 and October 22.

The publication of the final electoral rolls has also be...