2018 West Bengal local elections
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Panchayat elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in May 2018. The polls were hit with widespread violence throughout the state.[1][2][3] The ruling All India Trinamool Congress won 1/3rd of the total electoral seats uncontested, although there were widespread instances of TMC cadres using violence to prevent candidates of the Opposition from filing their nominations.
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Turnout | 82.13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Local body type | Local body seats won | ||||
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AITC | BJP | LF | INC | Others | |
Gram Panchayats | 38118 | 5779 | 1713 | 1066 | 1960 |
Panchayat Samitis | 8062 | 769 | 129 | 133 | 121 |
Zilla Parishads | 793 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Post Panchayat poll clashes rock Bengal". 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via The Economic Times.
- ^ "Amid Violence, Campaign for Bengal Panchayat Polls Ends". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "West Bengal Panchayat election results 2018: All you need to know". Financial Expression. 17 May 2018.
- ^ "PANCHAYAT GENERAL ELECTIONS 2018 Party-wise Result". www.wbsec.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Panchayat Election 2018 Final Result". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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