Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Where will schools and colleges remain closed in 21 states on April 19, see the complete list

There will be a public holiday on April 19 in schools in 102 parliamentary constituencies of 21 states and union territories.

New Delhi: The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections is going to start on April 19. Polling booths are made in schools and colleges. Therefore, schools and colleges will remain closed on the day of voting. Voting day will be a public holiday in many states. In the first phase of elections, voting will be held on a total of 102 seats in 21 states and union territories.

Elections will be held at these places in the first phase

Arunachal Pradesh-2
Assam-5
Bihar-4
Chhattisgarh-1
Madhya Pradesh-6
Maharashtra-5
Manipur-2
Meghalaya-2
Mizoram-1
Nagaland-1
Rajasthan-12
Sikkim-1
Tamil Nadu-39
Tripura-1
Uttar Pradesh-8
Uttarakhand-5
West Bengal-3
Andaman Nicobar Islands-1
Jammu-Kashmir-1
Lakshadweep-1
Pondicherry-1

Schools will remain closed at these places in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, voting will be held on April 19 in Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit. Therefore, there will be holidays in all government and private schools and colleges here. The local administration has already announced this.

Where and where will schools remain closed?

In Bihar, all schools will remain closed in Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, and Jamui. At the same time, all schools in Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondia, Gadchiroli-Chimur, and Chandrapur of Maharashtra will also remain closed. Schools will also remain closed in Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, and Betul of Madhya Pradesh. In Rajasthan, schools and colleges will also remain closed in Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur. At the same time, schools will remain closed in all the districts of Tamil Nadu on April 19.

Apart from these states, wherever elections are being held on April 19, schools will remain closed. There will also be a public holiday. These also include the North-Eastern states.