Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Holiday Declared on June 1
District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney announced that a special holiday has been declared on June 1, 2024 (Saturday) to allow voters to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Ludhiana, May 30, 2024: District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney announced that a special holiday has been declared on June 1, 2024 (Saturday) to allow voters to cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Sawhney further detailed that all government offices, boards, corporations, and educational institutions will observe a gazetted holiday on June 1, 2024. This holiday has also been declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Employees working in industrial establishments, businesses, trades, or any other establishments in Punjab will also have a paid holiday on June 1, 2024, as per Section 135B(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to cast their votes.