How Will the 2014 Lok Sabha Election Holiday Affect Your Work Schedule?

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General Election to Lok Sabha, 2014 - Schedule and Holiday Notification

Further to the announcement by the Election Commission of India regarding the upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha, 2014, the elections will be held in the following states as per the schedule given below:

• On 10.04.2014, all Lok Sabha Constituencies of Kerala
• On 17.04.2014, all Lok Sabha Constituencies of Karnataka
• On 24.04.2014, all Lok Sabha Constituencies of Tamil Nadu

According to Section 135-B of the Representation of People Act, it is mandated that every person employed in any business, trade, industrial, or other establishments and entitled to vote at the election to the House of the People or Legislative Assembly of the State shall be granted a holiday on the day of polling. There shall be no deduction or abatement of wages for any such persons on account of the holiday granted for polling day.

The relevant notifications (G.O) issued by the respective State Governments are attached for your reference.

Regards
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korgaonkar k a
Please find attached a notification by the GOM on the subject matter.
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6777
In the notification, Rajasthan state is not mentioned, whereas on 17/04/2014, we do have the Lok Sabha Election. Is there any other notification issued because it is difficult to convince the management?
aparnajoshik
I am working in an IT company. I would like to know if it is a holiday for us too. We work in the UK shift, i.e., 11 pm - 8 am. Could you please let me know if this is a mandatory holiday?
rahulkate
Hi, I have one query – if I am working in Pune and my voting place is Solapur (200 km from Pune), can I take a paid holiday? I have joined my current company two months ago and I am still on probation. Please revert.

Regards
Kalijanni
Paid Holiday Announcement for Polling Day in AP

Please note that there will be a paid holiday on polling day in Andhra Pradesh.

Regards,
Kaleswara Rao V
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