West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2023 began at 7am on Saturday amid tight security, but not before three more persons were killed in Murshidabad district, taking the toll to 23 since the poll dates were announced. There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts as Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier system with Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and Siliguri Sub-divisional Council at the top. The BJP has fielded candidates in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats. The CPI is fighting 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats and 35,411 gram panchayat seats. The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.

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Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies
1 month ago

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress candidates are leading by significant margins in all six assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in West Bengal. Key trends from the bypolls In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste seat, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading with a massive 73,452 votes, holding a commanding margin of 60,493 votes over BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray, who has secured 12,959 votes. In Madarihat, …

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers
1 month, 1 week ago

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening its workers at several places as assembly bypolls at six seats began in West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh called the charges baseless, and said, “Opposition parties have started making up stories right from the morning because they know that they will lose in all the …

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers
11 months ago

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers

India TV News  

Amid verbal spat within the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over seat-sharing in West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. During the meeting, she urged the party workers to gear up for the electoral battle and emphasised the need …

Defying Lok Sabha equations, enemies turn allies to control Bengal panchayats
1 year, 4 months ago

Defying Lok Sabha equations, enemies turn allies to control Bengal panchayats

Hindustan Times  

A month after the July 8 West Bengal panchayat elections that were marked by arson and around 60 deaths in phases, the arch enemies in state politics are making news by joining hands in some districts to take control of panchayat boards for which they fought each other -- just days ago. In a similar manner, the BJP, Congress and …

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari
1 year, 4 months ago

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari

India TV News  

West Bengal Assembly LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged around 3,000 party leaders who won the violence-hit Panchayat elections in West Bengal are staying out of the state as state police is trying to frame them in false cases. ".Out of the 11,000 BJP candidates who won the Panchayat polls in West Bengal, 3,000 candidates are staying in different …

West Bengal: TMC panchayat poll winning candidate shot dead in South 24 Parganas district
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: TMC panchayat poll winning candidate shot dead in South 24 Parganas district

India TV News  

A newly elected Trinamool Congress gram panchayat member was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in continuation of the poll-related violence in West Bengal. "A winning Panchayat election candidate of TMC was hacked to death in the Arjunpur area of ​​Block 2 of Magrahat late last night. With the death of Gharami, the overall …

The Didi supremacy in West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

The Didi supremacy in West Bengal

India Today  

As expected, the ruling Trinamool Congress has swept the three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal and re-established its dominance over Opposition parties. On July 8, over 200,000 candidates competed for 73,887 seats in 3,317 gram panchayats, 341 panchayat samitis and 20 zilla parishads. Out of 63,229 gram panchayat seats, the TMC has so far won 34,901—nearly double the combined tally …

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Police on Friday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation of its gram sabha poll candidate being sexually assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in Howrah's Panchla during the recently concluded panchayat election. West Bengal DGP M. Malaviya While addressing a press conference on Friday, the Bengal top cop said, “On 13 July, SP Howrah Rural received a complaint …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence

Firstpost  

BJP will continue exerting pressure on the West Bengal government, asserting that the law and order situation is deteriorating in the state The BJP has decided to organise a mega rally in Kolkata on 19 July with people who were forced to flee their house due to the violence during the Panchayat elections and after the results. On Sunday, state …

TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC ally BGPM sweeps gram panchayats in Darjeeling, Kalimpong

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha has bagged more than 65% of seats in 112 gram panchayats and six of nine panchayat samitis in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts where polls were held on July 8. They know BJP makes only false promises.” Darjeeling and Kalimpong have a two-tier panchayat system comprising gram panchayats and panchayat samitis. Surprising all parties, independent candidates …

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres
1 year, 5 months ago

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres

India TV News  

War of words: The TMC and Opposition BJP engaged in a war of words on Thursday, as the ruling party emerged victorious in the West Bengal panchayat polls with massive margin, over the violence that rocked the state on the polling day. The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, …

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: At least six deaths were reported from across West Bengal on Wednesday even as counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat elections continued, taking the toll to 48 in alleged poll-related violence since June 8 when the rural polls were announced, police officers familiar with the matter said. Read here: Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta …

WB Panchayat Election Results 2023: Mamata’s TMC Cruising Towards Victory, BJP Strengthens Position at 2nd Spot
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Election Results 2023: Mamata’s TMC Cruising Towards Victory, BJP Strengthens Position at 2nd Spot

News 18  

Calcutta HC Says Bengal Panchayat Poll Results Will Be Subject to Its Final Orders The Calcutta High Court said that the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which it is hearing over allegations of electoral malpractices on the day of polling. West Bengal Panchayat Polls …

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Mamata's TMC Inches Closer to Victory, BJP in Second Spot
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Mamata's TMC Inches Closer to Victory, BJP in Second Spot

News 18  

The ruling Trinamool Congress is set to hold control in half of the gram panchayats and sweep a majority of panchayat samiti and zila parishad in the July 8 elections that were marred by violence which claimed the lives of 19 people. WB Gram Panchayat Polls: TMC Wins 34,980 Out of 63,229 Seats Out of 63,229 gram panchayat seats, the …

WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence

News 18  

TMC Resides in Hearts of People: Mamata on Panchayat Poll Win Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of West Bengal for the TMC’s huge win in the panchayat elections. West Bengal Panchayat Poll: BJP Wins 705 Gram Panchayats, Leading in 4,051 Official data till 4:45 pm shows that BJP won 705 Gram Panchayats seats and is leading …

TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats

News 18  

Trinamool Congress looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission. The ruling TMC has won in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 1,767 seats, according to the SEC as of …

Abhishek Banerjee Says West Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Boost for TMC Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee Says West Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Boost for TMC Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections

News 18  

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of rural West Bengal for voting for his party in the three-tier panchayat elections. In an apparent dig aimed at leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, Banerjee said the campaign of “No Vote to Mamata” has turned into “Now Vote for Mamata”. “Grateful to the people for converting …

WB Panchayat Elections: 3 Factors to Watch Out for in West Bengal's 2024 Semi-Final
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Elections: 3 Factors to Watch Out for in West Bengal's 2024 Semi-Final

News 18  

The counting of votes in the violence-hit West Bengal Panchayat elections began amid tight security on Tuesday morning across 928 seats in Zilla Parishads, 9,730 seats in Panchayat Samithis and 63,299 seats in Gram Panchayats. In the 2018 rural body elections, the Trinamool Congress had won all 20 Zilla Parishad seats, but the BJP had managed to make inroads in …

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls

The Hindu  

Trends in the counting for the West Bengal panchayat elections results on Tuesday indicated that the Trinamool Congress is poised for a massive victory in the State’s rural polls. In terms of seats at the gram panchayat level, the Trinamool Congress has won 16,330 gram panchayat seats out of the 23,344 seats declared, besides leading in 3,002 seats, according to …

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points

ABP News  

The counting for high-stake West Bengal Panchayat elections will begin at 8 am today at 339 counting centres across the state after violence and arson severely affected the voting at several booths. Here are the top ten points on the rural polls: 10 Points On West Bengal Panchayat Elections Heavy security deployment has been made on counting centres across the …

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes in the violence-affected panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Tuesday. West Bengal panchayat election result 2023: How to check vote count, winner 2018 panchayat polls outcome In the 2018 polls, the Trinamool Congress had won uncontested, 34 per cent of the seats in the panchayat elections. What rural poll results mean for TMC …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18

The Hindu  

The death toll in the violence that marred the panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 18 on July 9. According to the West Bengal State Election Commission, 66.28% of voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier panchayat elections on Saturday. Sources at Raj Bhavan said that the Governor’s visit to Delhi was sudden and unscheduled.When asked by journalists on …

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

At least 18 people died across eight districts of West Bengal on Saturday as the three-tier panchayat elections in 20 districts were marked by widespread violence, looting of ballot papers and rigging, people familiar with the developments said. Although the high court, while acting on a petition filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, ordered on June 15 that the SEC …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence

The Hindu  

The ruling Trinamool Congress, which tried to downplay the large-scale violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, on Saturday blamed the Opposition parties orchestrating the violence. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who said that Opposition parties were indulging in an ” State’s Minister Sashi Panja and Bratya Basu also joined Mr. Ghosh, emphasising that the party was at the “receiving end …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: 11 Dead in Violence; BJP Seeks Re-poll, TMC 'Confident of Win'
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: 11 Dead in Violence; BJP Seeks Re-poll, TMC 'Confident of Win'

News 18  

The rural polls in Bengal concluded on a violent note, with the death toll climbing to over 11 amid multiple bomb explosions and accusations of strong-arm tactics among political parties on Saturday. Among the deaths, eight victims belonged to the ruling TMC party, while one worker each from the BJP, CPI, Congress and ISF died since midnight during the pivotal …

West Bengal Panchayat Election: ‘TMC hooliganism crossed…’, BJP on poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election: ‘TMC hooliganism crossed…’, BJP on poll violence

Live Mint  

A war of words escalated between Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Trinamool Congress as violence and deaths were reported from across West Bengal during the panchayat elections on Saturday. BJP state chief Sukanta Majumdar alleged that TMC hooliganism crossed all limits and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with the Chief Electoral Officer of the state were "responsible" for murders, …

Bengal Panchayat Polls BJP Candidate Maya Barman Injured Polling Agent Killed Madhav Vishwas Attack Hooligans Cooch Behar
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls BJP Candidate Maya Barman Injured Polling Agent Killed Madhav Vishwas Attack Hooligans Cooch Behar

ABP News  

A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate claimed she sustained injuries after being attacked by hooligans while her polling agent succumbed to injuries during panchayat polls in Bengal. The polling agent, Madhav Vishwas was killed in the attack on a polling booth in Falimari gram panchayat of Cooch Behar, while the candidate Maya Burman was admitted to a hospital, she claimed, accusing …

West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates

Live Mint  

Polling for West Bengal's panchayat elections started on Saturday morning at 7. Here are 10 updates on the West Bengal panchayat election: There are 63,229-gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts in Bengal The ruling Trinamool Congress is contesting all the 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024

ABP News  

Voting is underway for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls, a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month of violence and court interventions. PTI reported that around 5.67 crore voters are expected to cast ballots for nearly 928 seats spread among 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gramme …

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Polling Booth In Coochbehar Vandalised Soon After Voting Began — Watch
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Polling Booth In Coochbehar Vandalised Soon After Voting Began — Watch

ABP News  

A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai in West Bengal's Coochbehar was vandalised and ballot papers were set on fire soon after voting began for single-phase panchayat polls in the state. pic.twitter.com/m8ws7rX5uG — ANI July 8, 2023 The voting, a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month …

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News

ABP News  

Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live's West Bengal Panchayat Poll Live Blog. Almost 61,000 polling stations have been set up in 20 districts of the state for three tiers single-phase polling for Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad. In view of the volatile situation in the state, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered …

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP

Hindustan Times  

Marred with pre-poll violence, the voting for Panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Saturday under stringent security measures. Nadia: Security personnel conduct a route march ahead of the West Bengal panchayat polls, in Nadia, Friday. Deployment of central forces ahead of polls As part of the preparations for the panchayat polls, an additional 822 companies of the …

Bengal: Amid Violence, Panchayat Polls To Be Held Tomorrow, Litmus Test For Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal: Amid Violence, Panchayat Polls To Be Held Tomorrow, Litmus Test For Mamata Banerjee

ABP News  

Amid widespread pre-poll violence and after several court interventions, the crucial three-tier panchayat polls will be held in West Bengal on Saturday. Around 5.67 crore voters are expected to cast ballots for nearly 928 seats spread among 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gramme panchayats, PTI reported. Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and the party's national …

Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest on election day
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest on election day

India TV News  

Polling eve: The CPI on Friday demanded history sheeters be taken into custody to stop them from creating a ruckus during the panchayat polls scheduled in West Bengal on Saturday. CPI state secretary Mohd Salim alleged a lack of transparency in the functioning of the state election commission, on the eve of voting in the rural polls, and said that …

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed

India Today  

The rural West Bengal is all set for the three-tier Panchayat polls, to be held on Saturday. Approximately 5.67 crore eligible voters are expected to cast their votes to choose representatives for nearly 928 seats across 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gram panchayats. In 2018, the TMC won 90 per cent of the panchayat seats and all …

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing

The Hindu  

The upcoming panchayat election in West Bengal has emerged as one of most violent local body elections in the country in recent times. Unedifying row: On panchayat polls in West Bengal and security Elections in West Bengal are a violent affair and the panchayat elections, where the number of contesting candidates goes up to a few lakhs, have time and …

4 injured in TMC-Opposition clashes during poll campaign in Bengal's Chandrakona
1 year, 5 months ago

4 injured in TMC-Opposition clashes during poll campaign in Bengal's Chandrakona

India Today  

Violent row erupted in Chandrakona in West Midnapore district, as the ruling Trinamool Congress party clashed with opposition parties, Communist Party of India ) and Indian Secular Front, during Sunday's campaign for the upcoming elections in Bengal. The clashes erupted in Chandrrakona, known to be a stronghold of the TMC, when CPI and ISF attempted to reopen their party office …

West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead in South 24 Parganas
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead in South 24 Parganas

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat polls: A week before the panchayat elections in violence-ridden West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress worker was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons in the South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, according to police. The situation in West Bengal The violent situation in West Bengal has been escalating ahead of the panchayat elections for 75,000 seats on June …

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

The Hindu  

Three-year-old Rajdeep kept sucking a mango seed for almost half an hour. The child’s mother, Pallavi Mistri, a resident of Mullickpur gram panchayat under the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, is a candidate for zilla parishad number 64, and had to leave her village after filing nomination papers on June 14. Several candidates, including women …

Bengal Violence: Panchayat Polls Will Be a Precursor of What's to Come Next Year
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Violence: Panchayat Polls Will Be a Precursor of What's to Come Next Year

The Quint  

Yet the national press has put Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the dock and pronounced her guilty. An editorial in The Indian Express said that “what has happened before -- the use of party cadres and government machinery during the long Left rule -- is no longer an alibi or excuse.” It added that “Banerjee has the political clout to …

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days

ABP News  

Ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, which are slated to be held on July 8, the state is witnessing continuous violence. The remarks of the apex court came as it dismissed the petitions of the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing the state poll panel to deploy central forces …

Trinamool files highest number of nominations for West Bengal panchayat polls, followed by BJP and CPI(M)
1 year, 6 months ago

Trinamool files highest number of nominations for West Bengal panchayat polls, followed by BJP and CPI(M)

The Hindu  

Nomination papers filed by candidates in the West Bengal panchayat elections point to the political dominance of the Trinamool Congress. The State’s ruling party is followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has filed nominations for 56,321 nominations or about 75% seats at the panchayat level. The TMC held a press conference on Saturday and urged all party workers who …

With 85,817 candidates, TMC tops nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 6 months ago

With 85,817 candidates, TMC tops nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress has fielded 85,817 candidates, the number of nominations, for the July 8 three-tier panchayat polls in Bengal’s 20 districts and two-tier polls in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, the state election commissioner announced on Friday, hours after the last day for filing nominations witnessed four deaths and sporadic violence in North Dinajpur and South 24 Parganas district. Amid …

WB panchayat polls: Fresh clashes erupt over filing of nominations by candidates
1 year, 6 months ago

WB panchayat polls: Fresh clashes erupt over filing of nominations by candidates

Hindustan Times  

Fresh clashes erupted at multiple places in West Bengal over the filing of nominations by candidates of political parties in the run up to the crucial panchayat elections in the eastern state. We won’t allow this election to be a rerun of 2013 and 2018 polls,” said Suvendu Adhikari, Bharatiya Janata Party legislator and leader of the Opposition in the …

West Bengal: Clashes erupt between TMC, ISF Workers in Bhangar over panchayat polls
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal: Clashes erupt between TMC, ISF Workers in Bhangar over panchayat polls

India TV News  

Another clash broke out between leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Indian Secular Front in West Bengal on the fourth day of the filing of nominations for the upcoming Panchayat polls. During the brawl that took place at Bhangar in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal between the ruling TMC and the ISF, a number of …

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: State Election Commission to hold all-party meeting today | DETAILS
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: State Election Commission to hold all-party meeting today | DETAILS

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: West Bengal’s State Election Commission will hold a meeting today to hear demands and grievances of all political parties on the July 8 panchayat elections and discuss the law and order situation, a senior official of the poll body said. The BJP asserted that the all-party meeting would bear no fruit, while the CPI questioned …

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya on Monday hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress over the upcoming panchayat elections. BJP's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya hit out at state election commissioner Rajiva Sinha, calling him an 'acolyte' of Mamata Banerjee. The BJP leader hit out at the newly-appointed Bengal poll panel chief Rajiva Sinha, calling him a …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers

The Hindu  

A day after a Congress worker was killed in West Bengal, incidents of violence and allegations of intimidation continued on Saturday, the second day of filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in the State. At Domkal in Murshidabad, Bashir Mollah, a local Trinamool Congress leader was caught by the police with a firearm outside the office of the …

Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8
1 year, 6 months ago

Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8

The Hindu  

The panchayat poll in West Bengal will be held in a single phase on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday. The election will be held across 3,317 gram panchayats in West Bengal across 63,329 gram panchayat seats; 9,730 panchayat samiti seats; and 928 zilla parishad seats. The announcement of dates for the panchayat poll comes a …

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