Public Holiday: Voting will be held for 70 assembly seats in Delhi on 5 February 2025. Keeping this important day in mind, all government and private offices have been announced to remain closed.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has already clarified that all central government offices as well as industrial establishments will remain closed on this day, so that employees get full opportunity to exercise their democratic rights.
Since many schools and colleges are used as polling centres during elections, there is a tradition of keeping educational institutions closed on this day. To conduct the election process smoothly, a holiday is often declared a day before the polling so that administrative preparations can be finalised. In this sequence, the school section of Jamia Millia Islamia will remain completely closed on 4th and 5th February.
Apart from this, with the aim of making citizens aware about the Delhi elections, the Deputy Director of Education will organize a Prabhat Rally on 3 February 2025 at 9 am. Students will participate in this rally with posters and banners and will motivate local residents to vote by raising various slogans. In this regard, an official notice was issued by the District Election Officer of District South West, Government of Delhi on January 31, in which the Deputy Directors of Education of South West Delhi (Najafgarh) and West Delhi (Vikaspuri) were instructed to ensure active participation in this campaign. Overall, preparations are being made on a large scale to conduct the assembly elections in Delhi successfully and ensure maximum participation of voters.
Holiday declared in Haryana as well
In view of the Delhi Assembly elections, the Haryana government has declared a paid holiday on February 5 in all public offices, educational institutions, boards and corporations. The purpose of this holiday is to facilitate those government employees who are registered voters in Delhi and want to exercise their franchise in the elections. An official statement said that this holiday has been given under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (amended in 1996). This provision will apply to those employees who are voters of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, so that they can vote without any hassle.
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