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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Turnout	82.13%
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.