2026 Working days summary for Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil Nadu has 240 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), minus 19 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| April | 19 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| October | 19 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 240* | 104 | 19 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
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2026 Calendar for Tamil Nadu, India
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 Hazarat Ali's Birthday Hazarat Ali's Birthday | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Makar Sankranti Makar Sankranti | 15 Pongal Pongal | 16 Thiruvalluvar Day Thiruvalluvar Day | 17 Uzhavar Thirunal Uzhavar Thirunal |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
18 working days
January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
Including a holiday: 17 January - Uzhavar Thirunal
4 holidays
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
- 15 JanuaryPongal
- 16 JanuaryThiruvalluvar Day
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
2 optional days
- 3 JanuaryHazarat Ali's Birthday
- 14 JanuaryMakar Sankranti
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Thai Poosam Thai Poosam | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 Maha Shivratri Maha Shivratri | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Shivaji Jayanti Shivaji Jayanti | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
8 weekend days
February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28
Including a holiday: 1 February - Thai Poosam
2 optional days
- 15 FebruaryMaha Shivratri
- 19 FebruaryShivaji Jayanti
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Holika Dahan / Dolyatra Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Telugu New Year's Day Telugu New Year's Day | 20 | 21 Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 Mahavir Jayanti Mahavir Jayanti |
20 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
9 weekend days
March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 21 March - Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)
2 holidays
- 19 MarchTelugu New Year's Day
- 31 MarchMahavir Jayanti
1 optional day
- 4 MarchHolika Dahan / Dolyatra
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 Easter Day Easter Day | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Tamil New Year's Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday Tamil New Year's Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
19 working days
April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
3 holidays
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 14 AprilTamil New Year's Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- 23 AprilTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
1 optional day
- 5 AprilEaster Day
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Bakrid (Id-ul-Zuha) Bakrid (Id-ul-Zuha) | 29 | 30 |
31 |
19 working days
May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29
10 weekend days
May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
2 holidays
- 1 MayMay Day
- 28 MayBakrid (Id-ul-Zuha)
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath) Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath) | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30
8 weekend days
June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
1 holiday
- 26 JuneMuharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath)
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) | 27 | 28 Raksha Bandhan / Varalakshmi Vratham Raksha Bandhan / Varalakshmi Vratham | 29 |
30 | 31 |
20 working days
August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31
10 weekend days
August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day
1 holiday
- 26 AugustMilad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)
1 optional day
- 28 AugustRaksha Bandhan / Varalakshmi Vratham
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Krishna Jayanthi Krishna Jayanthi | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Vinayakar Chathurthi Vinayakar Chathurthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
20 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
2 holidays
- 4 SeptemberKrishna Jayanthi
- 14 SeptemberVinayakar Chathurthi
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Gandhi Jayanthi Gandhi Jayanthi | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Mahalaya Amavasya Mahalaya Amavasya |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 Ayutha Pooja Ayutha Pooja | 20 Vijaya Dasami Vijaya Dasami | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
19 working days
October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
3 holidays
- 2 OctoberGandhi Jayanthi
- 19 OctoberAyutha Pooja
- 20 OctoberVijaya Dasami
1 optional day
- 10 OctoberMahalaya Amavasya
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 Deepavali Deepavali | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day / Karthigai Deepam Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day / Karthigai Deepam | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
9 weekend days
November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 8 November - Deepavali
1 optional day
- 24 NovemberGuru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day / Karthigai Deepam
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
1 optional day
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
| Date | Weekday | Day |
|---|---|---|
January 2026 , , and 18 working days January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 Including a holiday: 17 January - Uzhavar Thirunal 4 holidays
2 optional days
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 2 | Fri | |
| 3 | Sat | Hazarat Ali's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
| 5 | Mon | |
| 6 | Tue | |
| 7 | Wed | |
| 8 | Thu | |
| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
| 12 | Mon | |
| 13 | Tue | |
| 14 | Wed | Makar Sankranti - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Thu | Pongal |
| 16 | Fri | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| 17 | Sat | Uzhavar Thirunal |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | |
| 20 | Tue | |
| 21 | Wed | |
| 22 | Thu | |
| 23 | Fri | |
| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
| 27 | Tue | |
| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
February 2026 , 20 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 8 weekend days February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 Including a holiday: 1 February - Thai Poosam 2 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Thai Poosam |
| 2 | Mon | |
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| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
| 9 | Mon | |
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| 11 | Wed | |
| 12 | Thu | |
| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Maha Shivratri - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | Shivaji Jayanti - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
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| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , , and 20 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 9 weekend days March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 21 March - Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | |
| 4 | Wed | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 5 | Thu | |
| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
| 9 | Mon | |
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| 13 | Fri | |
| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | Telugu New Year's Day |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti |
April 2026 , , and 19 working days April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 3 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Wed | |
| 2 | Thu | |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | Weekend |
| 5 | Sun | Easter Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 6 | Mon | |
| 7 | Tue | |
| 8 | Wed | |
| 9 | Thu | |
| 10 | Fri | |
| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Tamil New Year's Day / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| 15 | Wed | |
| 16 | Thu | |
| 17 | Fri | |
| 18 | Sat | Weekend |
| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
| 20 | Mon | |
| 21 | Tue | |
| 22 | Wed | |
| 23 | Thu | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election |
| 24 | Fri | |
| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
| 27 | Mon | |
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| 29 | Wed | |
| 30 | Thu | |
May 2026 , , and 19 working days May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29 10 weekend days May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 2 holidays
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| 1 | Fri | May Day |
| 2 | Sat | Weekend |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 9 | Sat | Weekend |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 16 | Sat | Weekend |
| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 27 | Wed | |
| 28 | Thu | Bakrid (Id-ul-Zuha) |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | Weekend |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 21 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 8 weekend days June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 1 holiday
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| 6 | Sat | Weekend |
| 7 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 13 | Sat | Weekend |
| 14 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 20 | Sat | Weekend |
| 21 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Thu | |
| 26 | Fri | Muharram (Yaom-e-Shahadath) |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
| 29 | Mon | |
| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , 23 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 | ||
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| 4 | Sat | Weekend |
| 5 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 18 | Sat | Weekend |
| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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August 2026 , , and 20 working days August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31 10 weekend days August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 1 | Sat | Weekend |
| 2 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Fri | |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
| 24 | Mon | |
| 25 | Tue | |
| 26 | Wed | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) |
| 27 | Thu | |
| 28 | Fri | Raksha Bandhan / Varalakshmi Vratham - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 29 | Sat | Weekend |
| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
| 31 | Mon | |
September 2026 , , and 20 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 2 holidays
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| 2 | Wed | |
| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | Krishna Jayanthi |
| 5 | Sat | Weekend |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | |
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| 9 | Wed | |
| 10 | Thu | |
| 11 | Fri | |
| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Vinayakar Chathurthi |
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| 19 | Sat | Weekend |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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October 2026 , , and 19 working days October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 3 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Thu | |
| 2 | Fri | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 3 | Sat | Weekend |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
| 5 | Mon | |
| 6 | Tue | |
| 7 | Wed | |
| 8 | Thu | |
| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Mahalaya Amavasya - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 16 | Fri | |
| 17 | Sat | Weekend |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | Ayutha Pooja |
| 20 | Tue | Vijaya Dasami |
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| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
November 2026 , 21 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 9 weekend days November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 8 November - Deepavali 1 optional day
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| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Deepavali |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day / Karthigai Deepam - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
December 2026 , , and 22 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 19 | Sat | Weekend |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Wed | |
| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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Sources
| All India Radio: EC directs paid holiday on polling day | All India Radio, 3 April 2026: the Election Commission directed a paid holiday on polling day for employed voters in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal |
Changelog
| The holiday set for Tamil Nadu in 2026 has been adjusted with a few date changes and the addition of several observances, resulting in a refined list of holidays | |
| The holiday set for Tamil Nadu in 2026 has been updated to include a few adjustments, resulting in a slight increase in the number of observed holidays |