Overview
- The Election Commission of India directed all public and private establishments in Tamil Nadu to grant a mandatory paid holiday on April 23 to enable voting.
- The Labour Department said complaints about refusal of leave or loss of pay will trigger strict enforcement against non-compliant employers.
- Polling will be held in a single phase across all 234 constituencies on April 23, with results scheduled for May 4.
- The order is framed under the Representation of the People Act and aligned with the ECI’s No Voter Left Behind initiative to lift turnout in urban centres such as Chennai.
- Nominations open on March 30 as officials ready more than 75,000 polling stations and finalize security and observer deployments for an electorate of about 5.67 crore.