[David L.]

It is hereby declared that paid leave of absence has been granted to employees in their respective electoral areas on the polling day(s) May 10, 16 & 22, 2008, by the Central/State Governments and all organizations in connection with General Elections in Karnataka.
OR - do you mean, this is an order being sent out, telling the powers responsible, that they are ordered to grant such leave?
Are the Central/State Governments doing the 'granting' of these days off; and if so, then who and what is the role of 'all organizations in connection'; OR, are Government employess AND employees of all organization connected with the elections being granted leave (and it is not being stated who is granting the leave)?


Every person employed in any business, trade, or industrial undertaking,

or any other establishment : this is very sweeping. It rather makes the idea of saying 'business, trade etc' unnecessary if you then go on to say (virtually) that EVERYBODY gets the day off if they are entitled to vote.


and entitled to vote at election to the Legislative Assembly of a State shall, on the day of poll, be granted a holiday as per Industries Association Act, 1963 Section 3 (A).

In sequence : in simple words, what do you mean by this?


to the above order and since the election in Bangalore is on May 10, 2008, we may consider granting paid leave to PNT employees on the day of poll. I'm not clear about this though it may be crystal clear to those affected by it.