New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- The Delimitation Commission constituted by the Modi government last year to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland is likely to get an extension of another year, reports have revealed.

This means assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir could be further deferred as the elections cannot happen until the delimitation exercise is concluded.

According to sources, J&K's State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma was appointed on 30 October last year, following which he was busy with the District Development Council (DDC) polls in the UT that concluded last December.

"Effectively, he could start work w...