CHANDIGARH: Keeping in view of the by-elections to the four assembly constituencies in the state, the Punjab Government has declared local holiday for Government Offices, Boards/Corporations and Government Educational Institutions situated in the four districts including Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Barnala on November 20, 2024. The Punjab government has declared this holiday under the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881.
The by-elections will be held to the four constituencies of Legislative Assembly including 10-Dera Baba Nanak, 44-Chabbewal (SC), 84-Gidderbaha and 103-Barnala.
The Punjab Government has issued a notification which also directs that any government employee, who is a voter of these four Legislative Assembly Constituencies and works in the Punjab Government Offices, Boards or Corporations and government educational institutions, can apply for a special leave to exercise his franchise on November 20, 2024 by presenting his voter card to the concerned authority. This leave will not be deducted from the leave account of the officer/employee.
On November 20, 2024, paid leave will also be granted in these four constituencies, as stipulated in the provision of sub-section 1 of section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in respect of all persons employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment).