The Home Department, Government of Nagaland, in a circular, has notified that the day of poll for the Bye-Election to 43-Tapi (ST) Assembly Constituency of Nagaland, which is om November 7 (Tuesday), is declared as Paid Holiday for all the employees of Government, banks, financial institutions, private business establishments, industrial undertakings or any other establishment including any person employed in any trade in the said Constituency.

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The paid holiday has been declared to enable all such persons to participate and exercise their franchise. This will also apply to all the categories of employees, who are registered as electors in the said Constituency but employed in an industrial undertaking or an establishment located outside the said Constituency.

However, the holiday will not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he or she is engaged, informed a DIPR report.