Panchayat Polls
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BJP sweeps Arunachal panchayat polls; PM Modi calls it mandate for good governance
India | Dec 21, 2025, 09:47 PM ISTIn the zilla parishad segment, the BJP won 170 out of 245 zila parishad member (ZPM) seats, including 59 seats uncontested, establishing its clear dominance at the district level.
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Uttarakhand Panchayat Polls: BJP and supported candidates register victory in three-tier elections
India | Aug 02, 2025, 11:04 AM ISTBJP and its allies have won over 200 seats in Uttarakhand’s three-tier Panchayat elections, leading the state’s local governance ahead of Congress.
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Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres
Kolkata | Jul 13, 2023, 05:06 PM ISTThe ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, while the BJP emerged as its closest rival which won 31 seats out of the total 928. The Congress-Left Front alliance secured 15 seats while others won the remaining two seats.
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Bengal panchayat poll: BJP alleges central forces 'deliberately' not deployed in sensitive areas
Kolkata | Jul 09, 2023, 05:46 PM ISTBJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said had the central forces been deployed in sensitive areas, there would not have been so much violence. TMC hit back and said there is no guarantee that doing so would have prevented the violence.
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Bengal Panchayat election: Violence, bloodshed mark poll day's end; death toll climbs | 10 Points
Kolkata | Jul 09, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTWest Bengal Panchayat poll was held on Saturday, however, the reports of violence and deaths dominated the headlines the entire day. Political parties including the TMC, BJP, and Congress said that they lost their supporters in the violence.
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West Bengal panchayat poll violence: 'Murders are its guarantee to power', Anurag Thakur slams TMC
West Bengal | Jul 08, 2023, 07:17 PM ISTAnurag Thakur slammed Mamata Banerjee over the violence during the polling of the panchayat election and alleged that TMC considers ‘murders its guarantee to power’.
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West Bengal panchayat election: Parties condemn violence on poll day, BJP demands President’s Rule
Kolkata | Jul 08, 2023, 04:21 PM ISTThe ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters.
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Violence rocks Bengal's panchayat polls, 12 dead amidst allegations of strong-arm tactics
West Bengal | Jul 08, 2023, 11:59 PM ISTWest Bengal Panchayat Election HIGHLIGHTS: Violence rocked Bengal's rural polls as voting ended on Saturday leaving 12 people dead, ballot boxes vandalized and bombs thrown at rivals in a number of villages.
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Panchayat elections in West Bengal today; pre-poll violence puts security in spotlight | Top Points
Kolkata | Jul 08, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTThe panchayat elections in West Bengal, which witnessed pre-poll violence leading to deaths, will be held today amid tight security. The Governor has appealed to the people to come out in large numbers and cast their votes.
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Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest
Kolkata | Jul 07, 2023, 07:05 PM ISTCPI(M) demanded that the history sheeters be taken into custody to percent the from creating any chaos during voting in the West Bengal panchayat polls on July 8.
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After 'destroying' Kashmir, Manipur, BJP instigating divisive forces in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata | Jul 03, 2023, 05:33 PM ISTMamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is attempting to divide Bengal using 'divisive forces', after 'destroying' Kashmir and Manipur.
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Congress appears to be serious about fighting BJP at Centre, not in West Bengal: TMC
Kolkata | Jul 02, 2023, 10:12 PM ISTTMC has alleged that West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has never uttered a single word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Bengal panchayat polls: BJP expresses apprehensions over TMC attempting to rig elections
Kolkata | Jul 01, 2023, 08:48 PM ISTBJP has expressed apprehensions that the TMC would attempt to rig panchayat polls on the voting day in West Bengal on July 8.
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Bengal panchayat polls: SEC calls on Governor amid violent incidents
Kolkata | Jun 26, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTState Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Sunday met Governor CV Ananda Bose at the Raj Bhavan amid violent incidents in various parts of West Bengal ahead of the panchayat elections.
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822 companies of central forces for West Bengal Panchayat polls, SEC tells Calcutta High Court
India | Jun 23, 2023, 07:52 PM ISTThe State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday (June 23) told the Calcutta High Court that a total of 822 companies of central forces have been requisitioned for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal.
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Bengal State EC disapproves of HC order to deploy Central Forces for panchayat polls
West Bengal | Jun 19, 2023, 04:53 PM ISTWB state election commission said that being an independent constitutional body is solely vested with the powers to take decisions in respect of the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls.
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Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces for West Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkata | Jun 13, 2023, 11:50 PM ISTA division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the SEC to requisition central forces to work in tandem with the police force of West Bengal for the rural polls.
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West Bengal: Opposition leaders 'assaulted', 'stopped' from filing nominations for panchayat polls
West Bengal | Jun 12, 2023, 11:39 PM ISTThe ruling Trinamool Congress accused the opposition parties of forming an 'unholy nexus' to delay the elections and tarnish the state's image due to fear of defeat.
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Bengal panchayat polls: Tension mounts in Murshidabad over murder of Cong worker; party accuses TMC
West Bengal | Jun 10, 2023, 01:47 PM ISTBengal panchayat polls: Deceased Fulchand Sheikh's family alleged that was attacked by TMC’s goons when he was playing cards in Ratanpur village on Friday, June 9. However, the TMC has denied it has any role in the incident.
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Bengal panchayat polls: PM Modi likely to address rally in tribal-dominated Purulia next week
West Bengal | Jun 03, 2023, 01:23 PM ISTBengal panchayat polls: According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi might come to the state either on June 8 or June 9. He is expected to address a rally at the tribal-dominated Purulia district.