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Panchayat elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in July 2023. [2] It was held by the West Bengal State Election Commission. The results were announced on 11 July 2023.
The election schedule was announced by the State Election Commission of West Bengal on 8 June 2023. [3]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 9 June 2023 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 15 June 2023 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 20 June 2023 |
| Date of Poll | 8 July 2023 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 11 July 2023 |
| Party | Symbol | Alliance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | TMC |  | - | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP |  | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) |  | Sanjukta Morcha | |
| Indian National Congress | INC |  | ||
| All India Forward Bloc | AIFB |  | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP |  | ||
| Communist Party of India | CPI |  | ||
| Indian Secular Front | ISF |  | ||
| Nationalist Congress Party | NCP |  | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | CPI(ML)L |  | - | |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | SUCI(C) |  | - | |
80.71 percent of the total voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier panchayat elections, according to the West Bengal State Election Commission. [4] The re-poll in 600 booths where voting had to be suspended due to violence is scheduled to be held on 10 July 2023. [4]
Between 8 June and 16 July 2023 a total of 55 people died due to panchayat poll violence in the state.
On 8 July 2023, 12 persons died due to election-day violence. On 9 July 2023, six more deaths were reported, [4] increasing the death toll to 18 on the election day. The dead included 10 Trinamool Congress supporters, four from the Indian National Congress, two from the Bharatiya Janata Party and two from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). [4]
On 11 July 2023, result day late night in Bhangar, South 24 parganas there were gunshots and huge bombings killing 3.
"Murder of democracy in West Bengal under the TMC govt. Over 60 dead & 100s injured in the local body elections. Strongly condemn. Strengthen popular resistance to save democracy in Bengal & in India," said Sitaram Yechury, National Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), condemning the alleged rigging in elections by the ruling party.
| Political parties | Popular votes | % of votes | Gram Panchayat | Panchayat Samiti | Zila Parishad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 20,942,380 | 51.14% | 35,606 | 6,560 | 877 | |
| Sanyukta Morcha | 9,565,359 | 23.02% | 6,822 | 459 | 17 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 9,467,540 | 22.92% | 9,990 | 1,044 | 31 | |
| Others | 1,081,673 | 2.84% | 2,972 | 301 | 1 | |
The Trinamool Congress won a landslide victory in the panchayat election, winning 100 per cent of Zilla Parishads, 92 per cent Panchayat Samitis and 80 per cent Gram Panchayats. [5] [6]
The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a second position in these polls and performed well in North Bengal. [7]
The Sanjukta Morcha alliance came third in these local bodies elections. [8] The ISF especially performed well in the areas where it contested, winning almost 50% of the seats contested. [9] The Left Front and INC also performed well in the Muslim-dominated Malda division. [8] Most notably Left Front pushed Bharatiya Janata Party to third spot in the Burdwan division after a long time since 2016.
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