The Election Commission of India has announced a paid holiday for employed electors on the two polling days for the Bihar Assembly elections and warned the employers of a penalty if they contravene this legal provision and deduct the wages of their staff.
"As per section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking, or any other establishment, and entitled to vote at an election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly of a State/UT, shall be granted a paid holiday on the day of poll," the Commission said in a circular.
“No deduction of wages shall be made on account of such a paid holiday. Any employer who contravenes these provisions shall be liable to a fine. All daily wage and casual workers