Election Commission extends Delhi voter roll deadlines

The Election Commission of India has extended Delhi’s voter-roll revision deadlines, setting December 22 for publication of the final electoral roll under the revised schedule. Voters can submit claims and objections until November 25, and officials have until December 15 to dispose of them. The revised dates were issued on October 29 as part of changes to the Special Intensive Revision in Delhi and five states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland. The final rolls in those five states are scheduled for publication on November 30. The Commission said the schedule changes followed requests from the relevant chief electoral officers. The extension came after the Supreme Court questioned the urgency of the October 30 deadline in Delhi, where no immediate election was scheduled. The court asked the Commission to consider allowing more time for claims and enrolment applications. The revised schedule moves Delhi’s claims deadline from October 30 to November 25 and the deadline for disposal from November 30 to December 15. A Delhi poll official said most of nearly five lakh Form 6 applications seeking enrolment would be cleared and applicants’ names added to...