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School Holiday Today: Are Schools Open or Closed on October 6 Due to Rain & By-Poll Assembly Elections? Check Latest Official Update, IMD Rain Alert, Traffic Advisory, State-Wise Closure Status & More

School Holiday Today: Are Schools Open or Closed on October 6 Due to Rain & By-Poll Assembly Elections? Check Latest Official Update, IMD Rain Alert, Traffic Advisory, State-Wise Closure Status & More
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School Holiday Today, October 6, 2026: The parents and students in India are seeing whether the schools will open on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 while October 2 was declared a day for observing Gandhi Jayanti, October 6 is not declared a school holiday in all parts of the nation. 

In some constituencies affected by elections, schools are provided with a holiday as polling is being conducted on this day. Five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha constituency are holding by-elections in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Assam. The polling will be held on October 6 and counting is to be done on October 9.

Are Schools Open or Closed Today, October 6?

The majority of schools throughout India are expected to continue functioning as per their usual schedules today. Schools situated in the constituencies that face by-elections today will be closed. 

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These elections will not have an impact on the entire country and however, they will only affect certain constituencies, namely Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavady in Puducherry and Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.

Students should therefore check their school’s official notice before travelling.

Delhi School Holiday Today, October 6

Delhi schools are likely to be open today. It is not a holiday in the whole of India, nor is there a closure owing to elections in Delhi. Students should go by the academic calendar of the school and any directive from the Delhi government of education.

Uttar Pradesh School Holiday Today, October 6

Uttar Pradesh schools are expected to hold normal classes nowadays. There is no such national holiday on October 6 due to the bye elections in Uttar Pradesh. It is, however, suggested that parents make sure of any local news regarding school holidays.

Maharashtra School Holiday Today, October 6

On 6th October, most schools in Maharashtra are anticipated to be open. The students should adhere to the school calendar depending on whether their schools have different calendars for holidays, examinations and festivals.

Karnataka School Holiday Today, October 6

The schools in Karnataka are generally supposed to stay open today. There is no October 6 election-related closure for Karnataka while parents can verify this information from the school sources.

Tamil Nadu School Holiday Today, October 6

Holidays have been announced for schools in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies regarding the by-elections to be held on October 6. Holidays for October 5 and October 6 have been granted to all government and government-aided schools of the two constituencies so as to arrange for the elections. Elections are being held in the two constituencies today and the polls will take place from 7 in the morning till 6 in the evening.

West Bengal School Holiday Today, October 6

Originally published by Sunday Guardian on Oct 6, 2026 Read the full article at sundayguardianlive.com
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