{"id":38060,"date":"2026-03-16T10:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/?p=38060"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:47:03","slug":"election-holiday-assam-kerala-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-puducherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/en-ph\/notification\/election-holiday-assam-kerala-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-puducherry\/","title":{"rendered":"Election holiday (Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38060\" class=\"elementor elementor-38060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3388d839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3388d839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Bengal, and Puducherry. The polling dates are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry: <\/strong>9<sup>th<\/sup> April 2026 (Thursday)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Tamil Nadu: <\/strong>23<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2026 (Thursday)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 West Bengal: <\/strong>23<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2026 (Thursday), and 29<sup>th<\/sup> April 2026 (Wednesday)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of this election, the Election Commission has emphasized Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and has announced that all electors who are employees of establishments and shops, including those operating on a shift basis, will be granted a paid holiday on the polling day in the constituency where the General Election for the Legislative Assembly is taking place. It is also clarified that electors working outside the relevant constituency will also be eligible for this paid holiday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ccece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ccece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please refer below to the circular:<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c67db elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"36c67db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-1\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4272a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4272a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensure your business is future-ready<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c645366 elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1c645366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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