2018 West Bengal local elections

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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

← 2013 14 May 2018 2023 →
Turnout82.13%
  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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.