Nagpur: Banks will be closed on April 19 when voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in 102 constituencies in different states and union territories will be held. Banks will be closed in seven cities, including Nagpur, as per a holiday calendar set by the Reserve Bank of India.
The list of places where April 19 would be a bank holiday:
Nagpur
Chennai
Dehradun
Itanagar
Jaipur
Kohima
Shillong
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The dates of polling for the Lok Sabha are April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. In Bihar, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh, voting will take place in all seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
The states where the first phase of general elections will take place on April 19 include Maharashtra, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura.
Notably, a bank holiday has not been announced for all constituencies where voting is scheduled for the first phase. Currently, the RBI holiday calendar specifies only seven cities.
However, in the first phase of the election, some state governments have declared a public holiday on April 19.
