India, Oct. 1 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday extended the SIR deadline in Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya days after relaxing it in the national Capital. The decision was taken by the full bench of the poll panel comprising the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, the ECI said in a statement.

This is the second time the full bench of the commission has following reports of objections raised by Sandhu and Joshi over aspects of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), including changes to voter-enrolment forms, the functioning of its electoral-roll-management software and changes in responsibilities within the commission.

After its first meeting on S...