Lucknow, Feb. 7 -- The final electoral rolls for Uttar Pradesh will now be published on April 10 instead of March 6 as the Election Commission (EC) on Friday revised the dates of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state for the fourth time.

Making the announcement here, Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa said the deadline for the claims and objection phase has been extended by a month to March 6. The notice phase has been extended to March 27, he added.

"According to the original schedule, the period for filing claims and objections was from January 6 to February 6.However, following a meeting with recognised national and state political parties on January 27, during which many of the...