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
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
AITC
BJP
CPI(M)
Leader Mamata Banerjee Dilip Ghosh Surja Kanta Mishra
Party AITC BJP CPI (M)
Seats won Gram Panchayat : 38,118

Panchayat Samiti :8,062
Zilla Parishad : 793

 Gram Panchayat : 5,779

Panchayat Samiti :769
Zilla Parishad : 22

 Gram Panchayat : 1483

Panchayat Samiti : 110
Zilla Parishad :  –

  Fourth party
 
INC
Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Party INC
Seats won Gram Panchayat : 1066

Panchayat Samiti :133
Zilla Parishad : 6

Results
2018 West Bengal Panchayat General Elections[4]
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. 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.
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