2018 West Bengal local elections

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.

2018 West Bengal Panchayat General Elections
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Turnout82.13%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh
Party AITC BJP
Seats won Gram Panchayat : 38,118

Panchayat Samiti :8,062
Zilla Parishad : 793 Vote Percentage - 72%

Gram Panchayat : 5,779

Panchayat Samiti :769
Zilla Parishad : 22 Vote Percentage - 13%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Surja Kanta Mishra Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance Left Front
Seats won Gram Panchayat : 1483

Panchayat Samiti : 110
Zilla Parishad : 1  – Vote Percentage - 6%

Gram Panchayat : 1066

Panchayat Samiti :133
Zilla Parishad : 6 Vote Percentage - 5%

Results

2018 West Bengal Panchayat General Elections[4][5]
Local body type Local body seats won
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Amid Violence, Campaign for Bengal Panchayat Polls Ends". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "West Bengal Panchayat election results 2018: All you need to know". Financial Expression. 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ "PANCHAYAT GENERAL ELECTIONS 2018 Party-wise Result". www.wbsec.org. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Panchayat Election 2018 Final Result". West Bengal State Election Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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