Paid Leave for Workers on Election Day under Section 135B to Ensure 100% Voting Participation.
Publish Date : 03/04/2026
All workers with voting rights, including daily-wage, temporary, and contract employees working in factories, construction companies, and public sector organizations in the Dindigul and Theni districts, who are from the states of Kerala, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, should be granted paid leave under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, so that they can go to their respective constituencies and cast their vote on the election day, 09.04.2026. All owners and employers of the concerned factories, construction companies, and public sector organizations are hereby requested to ensure this.[PDF 51KB]