Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: The Election Commission of India has released the schedule for the ongoing General Elections 2024. According to the schedule, the country will go for polling in seven phases, spread across a period of nearly three months.
Today, on April 19th, the country underwent the first phase of elections in multiple states such as Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim in the Northeastern region.Other major states include West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir. According to the Election Commission, nearly 60% of polling has been completed as of 5 PM in Phase One of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Schools and colleges in these states will close during Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024
According to the schedule prepared by the Election Commission of India, multiple states will see their first round of voting, while some states will see their second phase of voting on April 26, 2024.
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On election day, schools and colleges remain closed. General elections are held for a variety of reasons. Schools in both urban and rural areas serve as polling stations, necessitating their closure to allow for setup, voting, and subsequent counting, among other activities. Furthermore, security concerns motivate closures in order to minimise disruption for students and staff during volatile polling periods.
Here’s a list of states where voting will take place on the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, and schools will remain closed on April 26, 2024:
State
|
Constituencies |
Number of seats |
| Assam |
Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nagaon, Kaliabor |
5 |
| Bihar |
Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur |
4 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker |
3 |
| Karnataka |
Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga |
14 |
| Kerala |
Kasargod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram |
20 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul |
7 |
| Maharashtra |
Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani |
8 |
| Manipur |
Outer Manipur |
1 |
| Rajasthan |
Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran |
13 |
| Tripura |
Tripura East |
1 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathur |
8 |
| West Bengal |
Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat |
3 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Jammu |
1 |
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