According to an ET report, some states have already introduced paid or public holidays for residents on voting day.
The Reserve Bank of India classifies bank holidays into three varieties: Negotiable Instruments Act Holidays, Real Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Bank Account Closing Holidays.
Even although the banks in these cities will be closed, prospects can nonetheless use on-line banking companies. They can deal with their banking wants by cell apps, ATMs for fast transactions, or the banks’ web sites.
Banks closed in the cities on April 26
Here are the cities the place banks will be closed on April 26, 2024, as a result of Lok Sabha Election:
– Bangalore
– Kochi
– Thiruvananthapuram
– Jammu
The first part of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election began on April 19, and the outcomes will be introduced on June 4, 2024. Upcoming voting dates are set for May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, 2024. The RBI may declare bank holidays on these days relying on when polling happens in completely different states and cities.
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The Karnataka High Court acknowledged in a notification that the state authorities has introduced that the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 will be held on Friday, April 26, and Tuesday, May 7, 2024. It has declared these days as public holidays in the corresponding electoral constituencies to permit voters from all state authorities workplaces, colleges, faculties (together with aided academic establishments), and different government-owned organizations to vote.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2
The second part of the general election will cowl 89 constituencies throughout 13 states and Union Territories. Below is a listing of the states and their respective constituencies collaborating in this part:
– Assam: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor
– Bihar: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur
– Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
– Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu
– Karnataka: Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar
– Kerala: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
– Manipur: Outer Manipur
– Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
– Maharashtra: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
– Rajasthan: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
– Tripura: Tripura East
– Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura
– West Bengal: (*26*), Raiganj, Balurghat
In a few of these constituencies, public holidays have been declared for the day of the second part of the Lok Sabha elections. This signifies that colleges in some states will be closed, and a few workplaces will additionally shut down to permit folks to vote.
