The Assam government has declared a public holiday in the districts where panchayat polls will be held in two phases on May 2 and May 7.
All government and non-government offices, educational institutions and business establishments, including banks, tea gardens and others situated in the panchayat election area where polling will be held on these days will remain closed, under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act, according to a notification issued on Friday.
In the first phase of polling on May 2, there will be a holiday in the 14 districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Cachar, Hailakandi and Sribhuni.
