India, Dec. 30 -- LUCKNOW The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday again extended the date for the publication of the draft voter list in Uttar Pradesh, announcing a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The draft voter list will be published on January 6, instead of December 31, and the final publication of the list will be on March 6, 2026.

During the extended period of the SIR, the poll panel will focus on the enrollment of new voters.

Roughly 28.8 million voters may be deleted from the electoral rolls after the conclusion of the SIR. The number of voters with "uncollectible" forms in UP was 28.8 million on December 26 when the enumeration phase of the SIR concluded...