By-election: Local holiday declared at Kuttichira in Keralam
Authorities have declared a local holiday in the Kuttichira division of Kozhikode, Kerala, on September 28 for an upcoming by-election. Government and educational institutions will remain closed to facilitate voter participation.
Why it matters
Ensures democratic participation by allowing employees and students to exercise their right to vote in local elections.
A local holiday has been declared in the Kuttichira division of the Kozhikode Corporation on September 28 in view of the by-election to the division. The holiday will apply to government offices and educational institutions within the Kuttichira division, the District Collector and District Election Officer said in an order.
Heads of government, semi-government and public sector institutions, statutory companies, boards and corporations in the division have been directed to permit employees who are voters to leave their workplaces and exercise their franchise at their respective polling stations.
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