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.[1][2][3]

2018 West Bengal Panchayat General Elections
14 May 2018
Turnout82.13%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh
Party TMC 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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