Indian stock markets will remain closed on April 29, 2019, for Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai.
Earlier in March, Election Commission announced polling dates for Lok Sabha elections 2019.
Trading Holidays List – MCX 2019
A March 26 circular by National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) informed users, that April 29 has been declared a trading holiday on account of Parliamentary Elections in Mumbai.
The exchange further said along with capital market segment, currency derivatives, commodity derivatives and futures & options segments will also remain closed on the same day.
General elections will be conducted in seven phases, starting on April 11 and the last date for polling will be May 19. The counting of votes polled in all seven phases will take place on May 23.
In South Mumbai, home to some of India’s richest, Congress’s Milind Deora and Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant are making every effort to reach out to voters. While both candidates say they are confident of winning, both have turned to the traditional style of campaigning.
Mumbai’s six constituencies will vote in one go in last and final phase of elections in Maharashtra on Monday. Apart from Mumbai North, where actor Urmila Matondkar is the Congress candidate, South Mumbai is one of the most closely-watched constituencies.
Shiv Sena leader and the party’s youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray campaigned for his party’s Arvind Sawant on Thursday. With a bike rally crisscrossing the lanes of Worli, the young politician made sure to convey the message that the Sena leadership isn’t taking the area lightly.
Aditya Thackeray has held five youth connect programmes, in Aurangabad, Maval, Mumbai, Nashik and Kolhapur, called ‘Aditya Sanvad’, where he had voters dial him with questions. He also took live questions, even tackling tough questions like why his party tied up with the BJP again after targeting the ruling party frequently, or whether there was any possibility of the Sena joining hands with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena led by his father’s estranged cousin, Raj Thackeray.
