The Government of Himchal Pradesh vide its notification dated 9th February 2022, has decided to grant paid holiday to employees on the date of poll.
The General Election to the legislative assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarkhand and Uttarpradesh. are scheduled to be held w.e.f 10th February 2022 to 7th March 2022 .
Therefore every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishments and entitled to vote at an election to the house of the people or the legislative assembly of a state shall on the day of poll be granted holiday.
Further all the electors who are employees of establishments and shops including those which work on a shift basis shall be closed on the day of poll in the constituency where a General/Bye-election is to be held. However, there may be cases where a person is ordinarily resident of the constituency and registered as an elector, may be serving/employed in an industrial undertaking or an establishment located outside the constituencies having an election. It is clarified that in such a constituency concerned he would be entitled to the benefit of a paid holiday extended under the section 135B (1) of the Representation of the peoples Act 1951.
The Daily wage/casual workers are also entitled for a holiday and wages on poll day as provided in Section 135B of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951.
