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In view of the 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) scheduled to be held on 19th, 26th April, 2024, 7th, 13th, 20th, 25th May, 2024 and 1st June, 2024
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Finance (Audit) Department
NABANNA
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah – 711102.
No. 1540-F(P2)/FA/O/2M/74/16(NB) Dated, Howrah, the 27th March, 2024
MEMORANDUM
In view of the 18th General Elections to the House of People, 2024 (Parliamentary Elections, 2024) scheduled to be held on 19th, 26th April, 2024, 7th, 13th, 20th, 25th May, 2024 and 1st June, 2024 in different Parliamentary Constituencies and simultaneous Bye-elections to 2 (two) Assembly Constituencies as detailed in following TABLE, vide Press Note Nos. ECI/PN/23/2024 and ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16th March, 2024 of the Election Commission of India, the undersigned is directed to say that the Governor is hereby pleased to declare the dates of Poll as public holiday as per TABLE below (i.e., wherever applicable) under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the respective Parliamentary Constituency/ Assembly Constituency.
Phase | Date of Poll (Day) | No. & Name of Parliamentary Constituency (PC) with Total No. of PCs involved | No. & Name of Assembly Constituency for Bye-elections | Holiday declared under N.l. Act | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
1st Phase | 19/04/2024 (Friday) | Coochbehar (SC) Alipurduars (ST) 3-Jalpaiguri (SC) | 3 | 19/04/2024 (Friday) | |
2nd Phase | 26/04/2024 (Friday) | 4-Darjeeling (GEN) 5-Raiganj (GEN) 6-Balurghat (GEN) | 3 | 26/04/2024 (Friday) | |
3rd Phase | 07/05/2024 (Tuesday) | 7-Maldaha Uttar (GEN) 8-Maldaha Dakshin (GEN) 9-Jangipur (GEN) 11-Murshidabad (GEN) | 4 | 62-Bhagawangola | 07/05/2024 (Tuesday) |
4th Phase | 13/05/2024 (Monday) | 10-Baharampur (GEN) 12-Krishnanagar (GEN) 13-Ranaghat (SC) 38-Bardhaman Purba (SC) 39-Bardhaman-Durgapur (GEN) 40-Asansol (GEN) 41-Bolpur (SC) 42-Birbhum (GEN) | 8 | 13/05/2024 (Monday) | |
5th Phase | 20/05/2024 (Monday) | 14-Bangaon (SC) 15-Barrackpur (GEN) Howrah (GEN) Uluberia (GEN) 27-Sreerampur (GEN) Hooghly (GEN) Arambag (SC) | 7 | 20/05/2024 (Monday) | |
6th Phase | 25/05/2024 (Saturday) | Tamuk (GEN) Kanthi (GEN) Ghatal (GEN) Jhargram (ST) 34-Medinipur (GEN) Purulia (GEN) Bankura (GEN) Bishnupur (SC) | 8 | 25/05/2024 (Saturday) | |
7th Phase | 01/06/2024 (Saturday) | 16-Dum Dum (GEN) Barasat (GEN) Basirhat (GEN) Jaynagar (SC) 20-Mathurapur (SC) 21-Diamond Harbour (GEN) 22-Jadavpur (GEN) 23-Kolkata Dakshin (GEN) 24-Kolkata Uttar (GEN) | 9 | 113-Baranagar | 01/06/ 2024 (Saturday) |
Sd/- Dr. Manoj Pant
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal