Are banks closed today for Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 2? Check details

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 2 voting in which 88 parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) are polling. According to RBI's bank holiday calendar, both private and public banks will remain closed today in Bengaluru, Jammu, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram due to the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live Updates: 88 seats to poll today, Rahul Gandhi, Arun Govil in fray Meanwhile, the voting will begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm.

These states include Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The Election Commission further noted that over 16 lakh polling officials will welcome over 15.88 crore voters across 1.67 lakh polling stations. In the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, 1,202 candidates are competing.

Of these candidates, 1,098 are men, 102 are women, and two are from the third gender category. Also Read: Bihar phase 2 Lok Sabha polls 2024: Election Commission extends vote timing amid heatwave Among the key candidates in this phase are Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, BJP's youth icon Tejasvi Surya, and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Among the over 15.88 crore registered voters, 8.08 crore are men, 7.8 crore are women, and 5,929 identify as third gender.