Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: What's open and closed in polling constituencies on June 1

The seventh and final phase of India's mammoth Lok Sabha elections 2024 will take place on Saturday (June 1). In the last phase of polling, voters from 57 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across eight states and union territories (UT) will exercise their franchise to seal the country’s fate. 

On Saturday, voting will take place in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chandigarh. A total of 907 candidates are in the fray.

In light of the elections, certain security measures and restrictions will be set up for Saturday across all the polling constituencies. The restrictions will remain in place during voting hours - 7 am to 6 pm - across all the poll-bound parliamentary seats.

All schools and educational institutes will remain closed across the polling constituencies on June 1. Some educational centres are also used as polling booths; hence security will remain heightened at these centres. Further, all state government offices will remain closed during polling hours. 

On account of it being a Saturday, Banks in some constituencies will also remain closed. Liquor stores will be closed and the sale of commercial liquor will be banned during polling hours in all 57 constituencies.

All emergency and essential services such as hospitals, ambulance services, healthcare facilities and law enforcement facilities will remain open on June 1 across all constituencies. Pharmacies and grocery shops will also remain open. 

Public transportation will remain active on its usual routes during its functioning hours. Some constituencies may also add some extra routes to facilitate voters on polling day.

Hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, theatres and other commercial establishments are expected to largely remain open. However, their hours may vary as per the vote timings.

The last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1 will witness many key candidates such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur, actress Kangana Ranaut, Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti, MP Ravi Kishan, and Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee. The results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced on June 4.