Schools, factories in Noida to stay closed on Friday for Lok Sabha polls

District Magistrate Verma ordered school closure in Gautam Buddh Nagar for election, providing paid leave for voting. Gautam Buddh Nagar, comprising the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida, goes to polls on April 26 with 26.75 lakh registered voters. Gautam Buddh Nagar had recorded a voter turnout of 60.47 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, 60.38 per cent in 2014 and an abysmal 48 per cent in 2009, as per Election Commission's data.