Bank holiday in Tamil Nadu for elections today: Are banks open or closed today on April 23, 2026, due to TN Legislative Assembly Elections?

Legislative Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are scheduled today, Thursday, April 23, 2026, to elect all 234 members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly. As per the rules, every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or other establishment who is entitled to vote on the day of polling must be granted a holiday.

Are banks open or closed today for legislative assembly elections in Tamil Nadu?

Banks are closed today (Thursday, April 23 2026) for the Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) holiday calendar.

Results of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 will be announced on May 4, 2026.

Major bank holidays in April 2026

In this month (April 2026), banks will be closed on the occasion of the yearly closing of accounts, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Biju/Buisu Festival/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi, Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)/Bohag Bihu/Vishu/Himachal Day, Bohag Bihu, Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya and Garia Puja across various states.

Bank holiday calendar April 2026

Apr-26	1	2	3	9	13	14	15	16	20	21	23
Agartala	■					•	•			•
Ahmedabad	■		•			•
Aizawl			•			•				•
Belapur	■		•			•
Bengaluru	■		•			•			•
Bhopal	■		•			•
Bhubaneswar	■		•			•
Chandigarh	■					•
Chennai	■		•			•					•
Dehradun	■		•			•
Gangtok			•			•
Guwahati	■					•	•	•
Hyderabad	■		•			•
Imphal	■		•			•
Itanagar	■		•			•	•
Jaipur	■					•
Jammu	■					•
Kanpur	■		•			•
Kochi	■	•	•	•		•	•
Kohima			•
Kolkata	■		•			•	•
Lucknow	■		•			•
Mumbai	■		•			•
Nagpur	■		•			•
New Delhi	■		•			•
Panaji	■		•			•
Patna	■		•			•
Raipur	■		•
Ranchi			•			•
Shillong			•		•
Shimla			•			•	•
Srinagar	■					•
Thiruvananthapuram	■	•	•	•		•	•
Vijayawada	■		•			•

Note that all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on second and fourth Saturdays/

April Holiday Description

Holiday Description	Day
To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts	1
Maundy Thursday	2
Good Friday	3
General Election to Kerala Legislative Assembly 2026	9
Shad Suk Mynsiem	13
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti/Maha Vishuva Sankranti/Biju/Buisu Festival/Tamil New Year's Day/Bohag Bihu/Cheiraoba/Baisakhi	14
Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)/Bohag Bihu/Vishu/Himachal Day	15
Bohag Bihu	16
Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya	20
Garia Puja/General Election to Aizawl Municipal Corporation, 2026	21
General Elections to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2026	23