Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Haryana Grants Paid Leave for Delhi Polls
The Haryana government has said that workers in government offices, schools, and private companies in Haryana who are registered to vote in Delhi can take a paid day off on November 30.
This is so they can vote in the elections for the Delhi Municipal Corporation.
The government made this announcement because they want to make sure everyone who can vote has a chance to do so.
The leave is allowed by special laws that help people vote.
There are elections in 12 areas of Delhi, and this leave is for people who live in Haryana but are registered to vote in Delhi.
Haryana government announces paid leave for registered Delhi voters on November 30.
Leave applies to government employees, educational institution staff, and private sector workers.
By-elections are scheduled for 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Leave granted under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Aim is to ensure smooth voting for eligible voters in the Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections.
- Who
- Haryana government employees, educational institution staff, and private sector workers in Haryana who are registered voters in Delhi
- What
- Paid leave granted for voting in Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections
- When
- November 30
- Where
- Haryana
- Why
- To facilitate voting in the Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections
- Date
- November 30
- Affected Employees
- Government, educational, and private sector workers in Haryana
- Purpose
- Voting in Delhi Municipal Corporation by-elections
- Legal Basis
- Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and Section 135-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951
- Number of Wards
- 12