Bank Holiday: Banks to remain closed on May 13 in these cities due to LS Polls Phase 4, check state-wise list

Are banks closed on 13th May? All private and public sector banks will remain closed tomorrow, May 13 on the account of Lok Sabha Phase 4 polls, according to the Reserve Bank of India's holiday calendar 2024.

The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are already underway, and this year's General Elections are being held in seven stages, three of which have already been completed, with the fourth phase beginning tomorrow, Monday, May 13, 2024. 

A bank holiday has been declared in all state constituencies for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 Voting. Schools have also been shuttered as they have been turned into temporary polling booths, and further restrictions, such as Dry Day, have been imposed.

The voting is being conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. 

The RBI has divided bank holidays into three categories: Negotiable Instruments Act Holidays, Real-Time Gross Settlement Holidays, and Bank Account Closing Holidays. 

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 4 Time

The LS polling will be held in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies across 10 states and union territories.

State-wise holiday list

Maharashtra: Beed, Nandurbhar, Shirdi, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Raver, Shirur, Jalna, Pune, Aurangabad, Maval.
Andhra Pradesh: 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.
Telangana: Khammam, Adilabad, Mahbubabad, Peddapalli, Warangal, Karimnagar, Bhuvanagiri, Nizamabad, Nagarkurnool, Zahirabad, Nalgonda, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Chevella, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Secunderabad.
Jharkhand: Palamau, Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Khunti.
Odisha: Koraput, Kalahandi, Behrampur, Nagarangpur.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar
Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa, Dewas, Khargone, Ujjain, Indore, Mandsour, Dhar, Ratlam.
West Bengal: Birbhum, Baharampur, Bolpur, Krishnanagar, Asansol, Ranaghat, Burdwan-Durgapur, Bardhaman and Purba.
Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich, Shahjahanpur, Akbarpur, Kheri, Kanpur, Dharuhara, Kannauk, Sitapur, Etawah, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Misrikh, Unnao.

Phase 5 voting

In Phase 5 voting, 8 states/UTs are going for polls in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on May 20.