(MENAFN- Live Mint) "Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 2 voting: Banks in several states are set to remain closed today i.e. on April 26 due to Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 2 voting in which 88 parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) are polling 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 Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live Updates: 88 seats to poll today, Rahul Gandhi, Arun Govil in frayMeanwhile, 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 Election Commission further noted that over 16 lakh polling officials will welcome over 15.88 crore voters across 1.67 lakh polling stations 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 Read: Bihar phase 2 Lok Sabha polls 2024: Election Commission extends vote timing amid heatwaveAmong 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 the over 15.88 crore registered voters, 8.08 crore are men, 7.8 crore are women, and 5,929 identify as third gender. Notably, there are 34.8 lakh first-time voters, and 3.28 crore young voters are aged between 20 and 29 years Read: Lok Sabha elections 2024 phase 2 voting on April 26: Full list of 89 constituencies going to pollsThis phase follows the first round of polling held on April 19, which covered 108 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories counting of votes will be held on June 4.(With inputs from agencies)
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