Tripura panchayat polls: BJP wins 82% seats uncontested, CPI(M) blames ruling party’s ‘armed gangs’

The Left party condemned the BJP’s ‘authoritarian and anti-democratic tactics’ in Tripura.

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· Jul 13, 2019 · 11:26 am

Tripura panchayat bye-polls to be held on September 30, announces state election commission

The results will be announced on October 3.

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· Sep 02, 2018 · 03:41 pm

SC pulls up West Bengal election panel for alleged malpractices during panchayat polls

The court asked the poll panel to submit a report by Wednesday on the number of seats that went uncontested in the violence-marred elections.

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· Jul 03, 2018 · 04:54 pm

Panchayat election results show how strong Trinamool is at the grassroots, says Mamata Banerjee

BJP comes a distant second, but gets elected to gram panchayats in every district of West Bengal.

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· May 17, 2018 · 07:40 am

West Bengal panchayat elections: One dead in violence during re-polling

In Malda’s Ratua, unidentified people brandished a gun at a polling booth and fled with the ballot box.

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· May 16, 2018 · 11:28 am

West Bengal panchayat polls: State election body orders re-election in 568 booths after violence

As many as 23 people have died in the violence so far.

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· May 15, 2018 · 10:53 pm

West Bengal panchayat polls: 18 killed, says DGP; Centre seeks report from state government

Opposition parties protested outside the state Election Commission office in Kolkata against incidents of booth capturing and voter intimidation.

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· May 14, 2018 · 11:51 am

West Bengal panchayat elections: Over 26% voter turnout recorded till 11 am amid violence

The state election commission got complaints of clashes from at least four districts within two hours of voting.

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· May 14, 2018 · 07:46 am

Panchayat polls: SC sets aside Calcutta High Court order allowing nominations to be filed via e-mail

The top court directed the West Bengal State Election Commission not to issue a notification declaring the results till July 3.

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· May 10, 2018 · 03:33 pm

Bengal panchayat polls: State poll panel challenges Calcutta HC order allowing online nominations

The West Bengal State Election Commission told the Supreme Court that the High Court’s ruling would cause ‘irreparable loss and injury’.

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· May 09, 2018 · 10:13 pm

West Bengal: Sitaram Yechury denies reports about CPI(M) and BJP alliance in panchayat polls

BJP’s north Nadia unit president Mahadeb Sarkar had said the development was an ‘isolated incident’.

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· May 08, 2018 · 04:12 pm

West Bengal panchayat polls: Trinamool Congress wins 34% of the seats uncontested

The party had a walkover in 20,076 of the 58,692 seats.

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· Apr 30, 2018 · 02:35 pm