Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase on May 13, which is taking place in 96 constituencies of ten stated and a union territory, take a look at the places, where schools will remain closed on the day of polling. Check full list of school holidays…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are underway – this year, the polls are being conducted in a total of seven phases, spanning over two months – from April 19 to June 1, 2024. The results are expected to be announced after the counting of votes on June 4, 2024. Three out of the seven phases have been completed – first on April 19, second on April 26 and the third phase on May 7 and now, the country is gearing up for the fourth phase on May 13, during which, voting will be conducted in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies of ten states and one union territory. On the day of polling in each phase, it is the schools in the constituencies, that are turned into temporary polling booths and this is why, students are given a school holiday on the day of polling. Take a look at the list of states, where schools will remain closed on May 13, for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4…
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 On May 13
As mentioned earlier, the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be conducted on May 13, 2024 across 96 constituencies of ten states and a UT. Schools in the areas of polling will be converted into temporary polling booths and thus there will be no classes on that day. Before going into constituencies where schools will remain closed, let us take a look at the states going for polling in the fourth phase – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
Schools Closed On May 13: Check School Holiday List
Take a look at the list of constituencies and states, where schools may be converted into polling booths and therefore there will be a school holiday on May 13…
- Andhra Pradesh – 25 Constituencies: Chittoor, Araku, Rajampet, Srikakulam, Thirupathi, Vizianagaram, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Anakapalli, Nandyal, Kakinada, Ongole, Amalapuram, Bapatla, Rajahmundry, Narasaraopet, Narsapuram, Guntur, Eluru, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam.
- Bihar: Munger, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Samastipur, Ujiarpur.
- Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar
- Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa, Dewas, Khargone, Ujjain, Indore, Mandsour, Dhar, Ratlam.
- Maharashtra: Beed, Nandurbhar, Shirdi, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Raver, Shirur, Jalna, Pune, Aurangabad, Maval.
- Odisha: Koraput, Kalahandi, Behrampur, Nagarangpur.
- Telangana: Khammam, Adilabad, Mahbubabad, Peddapalli, Warangal, Karimnagar, Bhuvanagiri, Nizamabad, Nagarkurnool, Zahirabad, Nalgonda, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Chevella, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Secunderabad.
- Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich, Shahjahanpur, Akbarpur, Kheri, Kanpur, Dharuhara, Kannauk, Sitapur, Etawah, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Misrikh, Unnao.
- West Bengal: Birbhum, Baharampur, Bolpur, Krishnanagar, Asansol, Ranaghat, Burdwan-Durgapur, Bardhaman and Purba.
- Jharkhand: Palamau, Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Khunti.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Full Schedule
The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is being conducted in a total of seven phases, out of which, three phases have been completed. The first phase took place on April 19, second on April 26 and the third phase was conducted on May 7. Phase 4 will take place on May 13 with voting in 96 constituencies across 10 states; 20th May is the date for phase 5 when voting will take place in eight states at 49 constituencies; the sixth phase will take place on May 25 with polling in 57 constituencies of seven states and the last phase will be on June 1 with voting in 57 constituencies across eight states. The counting of votes, i.e. result declaration will happen on June 4, 2024.