India, Feb. 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday extended the deadline to seek inclusion, correction or deletion of names in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by a month.

The EC extended the cut-off for claims and objections in Uttar Pradesh from February 6 to March 6 following a formal request from the state's chief electoral officer. The draft rolls were published on January 6, 2026, and the original window ran until February 6, but the Commission granted extra time citing the scale of enumeration and verification, exercising its powers under Rule 12 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.

The announcement comes in the wake of opposition parties alleging mass delet...