Lok Sabha 1st Phase Election 2024: Banks will remain shut on April 19 in Chennai, Agartala, Dehradun, Aizawl, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Nagpur, and Shillong will be closed on April 19, 2024.
1st Phase Lok Sabha Election on 19th April Bank Holidays: Banks will remain shut on April 19 as the polling for Lok Sabha Election 2024 will begin from Friday. As per the election schedule, the poll results will be declared on June 4. Because of the election days, banks will be closed in the respective cities, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar for 2024. Apart from this, some states have already declared paid or a public holiday for voting days.
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Phase Wise Lok Sabha Election 2024: Full Schedule
As per the announcement from the EC, the polling will be held in seven phases with the first phase on April 19, the second on April 26, the third on May 7, the fourth on May 13, the fifth on May 20, the sixth on May 25 and the seventh phase on June 1.
- – Phase 1: April 19
- – Phase 2: April 26
- – Phase 3: May 7
- – Phase 4: May 13
- – Phase 5: May 20
- – Phase 6: May 25
- – Phase 7: June 1
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List of States Going to Lok Sabha Polls on April 19
The states where elections will be held in the first phase include
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Arunachal Pradesh (2 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Assam (5 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Bihar (3 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Chhattisgarh (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Jammu and Kashmir (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Lakshadweep (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Madhya Pradesh (6 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Maharashtra (6 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Manipur (2 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Meghalaya (2 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Mizoram (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Nagaland (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Puducherry (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Rajasthan (12 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Sikkim (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Tamil Nadu (39 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Tripura (1 Lok Sabha Seat)
- Uttar Pradesh (8 Lok Sabha Seats)
- Uttarakhand (5 Lok Sabha Seats)
- West Bengal (3 Lok Sabha Seats)
Banks in Chennai, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Nagpur and Shillong will be closed on April 19.
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List of Cities Where banks Will be Shut on April 19
Banks will remain shut on April 19 in Chennai, Agartala, Dehradun, Aizawl, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Nagpur, and Shillong will be closed on April 19, 2024.