All educational institutions under Sohiong constituency will be closed on May 9-10 for the deferred Assembly election there.
This was stated in an order by the District Election Officer of East Khasi Hills.
The election will be held on May 10. The state government had already declared that all state government offices under Sohiong Assembly constituency will remain closed on May 10 to enable voters to exercise their franchise in connection with the deferred legislative election there.
Industrial undertaking or any of the establishments governed by Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, shops and those that work on shift basis, daily wages, casual workers including those working outside the constituency shall be entitled to the benefit of a paid holiday as provided in Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act 1951.
