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Lok Sabha elections 2024 financial institution holidays: The Lok Sabha Election 2024 begins on April 19 and ends with outcomes introduced on June 4, 2024. Many banks in respective cities can be closed on the primary election day. Some states have additionally declared a paid or public holiday for residents on voting day.
Cities affected on April 19
As per an ET report, on April 19, banks in Chennai, Dehradun, Itanagar, Jaipur, Kohima, Nagpur, and Shillong can be closed due to varied elections, together with the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2024, and a Bye-Election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vilavancode Constituency, Kanyakumari District.

Election phases

The Lok Sabha Election 2024 will unfold in seven phases:
– 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

State declarations

Ahead of the election, some states have made particular provisions:
– Uttarakhand: The Uttarakhand authorities has introduced April 19 as a public holiday, the day of voting, forward of the nation’s Lok Sabha elections. This directive was issued by the Uttarakhand authorities’s General Administration Department on Tuesday.
– Nagaland: The Home Department of Nagaland has declared that each one workers in the state, together with these from authorities, non-public, and enterprise sectors, can be granted paid time without work on Friday, April 19, 2024, which is the day of voting. This determination goals to facilitate their participation in exercising their proper to vote in the course of the upcoming General Election to the Lok Sabha. It aligns with Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
– Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu authorities has declared April 19 as a public holiday in view of the final elections scheduled for all 39 Lok Sabha seats and the by-ballot for the Vilavancode Assembly constituency.
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States with April 19 elections

According to ET, the states the place a financial institution holiday has been declared for April 19, 2024, due to elections embrace Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
Additional financial institution holiday on April 20
On April 20, which falls on the third Saturday, banks in Tripura will stay closed due to Garia Puja celebrations.