18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) and Assembly Bye-elections-dates of Poll as Public Holidays
The Government of West Bengal, Finance Department issued 1540-F(P2) dated 27/03/2024 for 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) and Assembly Bye-elections-dates of Poll as Public Holidays. This order comes under the Audit category and is published on the official Finance Department portal.
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BEBNGAL
Finance (Audit) Department
NABANNA
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah – 711 102.
No.: 1540-F(P2) Dated 27/03/2024
MEMORANDUM
In view of the 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) scheduled to be held on 19th, 26th April, 2024, 7th, 13th, 20th, 25th May, 2024 and 1st June, 2024 in
different Parliamentary Constituencies and simultaneous Bye-elections to 2 (two) Assembly
Constituencies as detailed in following TABLE, vide Press Note Nos. ECI/PN/23/2024 and ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16th March, 2024 of the Election Commission of India, the undersigned is directed to say that the Governor is hereby pleased to declare the dates of Poll as public holiday as per TABLE below (i.e., wherever applicable) under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the respective Parliamentary Constituency / Assembly Constituency.
All Government Offices, Organizations under it, Undertaking, Corporations, Boards,
Statutory and Local Bodies, Education Institutions etc. within the Parliamentary Constituency as
well as the Assembly Constituency will remain closed on the respective dates so that every
employee is able to exercise his/her right to franchise in the election.
Labour Department will issue suitable instructions to shops, commercial and industrial
establishments including Tea Gardens to declare the said dates for the concerned Parliamentary
Constituency and Assembly Constituency as paid holiday for the workers to enable them to
exercise their franchise in the election.
In case of an employee working outside his concerned Parliamentary Constituency and/
or Assembly Constituency and when the date of Poll has not been declared as holiday in his
place of work as tabled in Para-1 above, he/she shall be permitted to caste his/her vote by way
of allowing special leave on that date.
In case of re-poll, the employees/ workers shall be allowed to cast their votes on the
date of re-poll also in the manner as in Para-3and Para-4 above.
The days before the respective dates of poll being the dates of dispatch shall be
declared as local holiday for the Educational Institutions / Government Offices etc., which will be
used as Polling Station/ Sector Office/ Distribution-cum-Receiving Centre or for any other
election related purpose, situated within the respective Parliamentary Constituency / Assembly
Constituency, except the days on 12/05/2024 and 19/05/2024 as the same being Sunday, are
public holidays under N. I. Act, 1881.
If the poll process continues up to late hours on the poll date(s) resulting in the late
release of Polling Personnel from Reception Centres rendering it difficult for them to attend
office in time next day, special leave may be allowed on the following day of the date of polІ
scheduled in Col. (2) of the TABLE in Para-1 to such employees who will be deployed for polling
duties for that day in consideration of the situation stated above.
Sd/- Dr. Manoj Pant
Additional Chief Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal
Vide Memo No.: 1540-F(P2) Dated 27/03/2024
- The Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata – 700 001.
- The Principal Accountant General (Audit), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata – 700 001.
- The Accountant General (Receipts, Works and Local Bodies Audit), West Bengal, C.G.O. Complex, 3rd M.S.O. Buildings, 5th Floor, Block-DF, Sector-1, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 064.
- The Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal.
- The Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal.
- The Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary / Secretary (All Departments).
- The Divisional Commissioner, Division (All).
- The D.G. & I.G. Police, West Bengal.
- The Commissioner of Police, Kolkata.
- The District Magistrate/District Judge/Superintendent of Police (All).
- The Sub-Divisional Officer (All).
- The Senior Personal Secretary to the Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.
- The Personal Secretary to HMOS(IC), Finance Department, Government of West Bengal.
- The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office-I, II, III.
- The Section Officer & D.D.O., Finance (Accounts) Department, West Bengal Secretariat, Nabanna, Howrah – 711 102.
- All Chamber of Commerce.
- All Nationalised Banks.
- Shri Sumit Mitra, Network Administrator, Finance Department, for uploading this Notification in the Finance Department Website.
Additional Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal
Vide Memo No.: 1540-F(P2) Dated 27/03/2024
How to Access the Original Order:
The original PDF of Memo No. 1540-F(P2) is available on the West Bengal Finance Department’s official website. You can download it directly from the link below:
FAQs for 1540-F(P2):
Q: What is Memo No. 1540-F(P2)?
A: It is a Finance Department notification issued on 27/03/2024 related to the matter of 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) and Assembly Bye-elections-dates of Poll as Public Holidays, Department of West Bengal.
Q: Which department issued this order?
A: The Finance Department, Government of West Bengal, under the Audit category.
Q: What is described on the order?
A: 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) and Assembly Bye-elections-dates of Poll as Public Holidays.
Q: Where can I find the original document?
A: The original PDF is available at the official Finance Department website: finance.wb.gov.in