Panaji (GOA) In the wake of by-elections, the State Government has declared August 23- the election day- as a public holiday for the offices situated within the limits of Panaji and 19- Valpoi Assembly Constituencies.
Both the constituencies will be going for by-elections on August 23. The counting is scheduled on August 28.
The holiday will be paid holiday for the State Government employees, industrial workers, daily wage workers of Government Department and state government industrial department, commercial and industrial workers of private establishments, all employees of private establishment, daily wage/casual workers employed in any business, trade, industrial undertakings or any other establishment who are voters of the said constituencies.
Meanwhile, the Election commission of India (ECI) has said that all the eligible voters will have to produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling station before casting their votes.
“Those electors who are not able to produce the EPIC will have to produce one of the alternative photo identify documents such as passport, Driving License, Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Government. PSUs/Public Limited Companies; Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office, PAN Card, Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR, MINREGA Job Card, Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour, Pension document with photograph, Authenticated Photo Voter Slip issued by the election machinery and Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs and Aadhar Card for establishing their identity,” ECI said.