Elections – Ordinary Elections to 13 Municipal Corporations and 87 Municipalities/Nagar panchayats - Election Notification issued – Authorization to the District Collectors to declare local holiday in the areas notified for elections and other related issues – Orders - Issued .
Andhra Pradesh Municipal Elections: Holiday Authorization Order
Overview
Subject: Authorization to declare local holidays for the ordinary elections in 13 Municipal Corporations and 87 Municipalities/Nagar Panchayats.
Order Date: October 17, 2026 (G.O.Rt.No.1285)
Poll Date: October 28, 2026
Key Directives
The government authorizes the following actions for the notified election areas:
Government & Institution Holidays: District Collectors may declare a local holiday on poll day for all government offices, local bodies, and government institutions.
Private & Public Sector Employees: District Collectors may declare a local holiday allowing employees of public and private firms to vote.
Negotiable Instruments Act: District Collectors may declare a local holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1981, on poll day.
Paid Holiday: The Commissioner of Labour is authorized to declare a paid holiday on poll day under the A.P. Shops and Establishments Act, 1988.
Polling Station Buildings: District Collectors may declare local holidays on the day before the poll, the poll day, and the counting day for any public or educational buildings utilized as polling stations.
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