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Trinamool sweeps panchayat elections in West Bengal, BJP finishes second

Following an election marred by unprecedented violence and over two dozen killings, Trinamool Congress is set to form the zilla parishad boards in all 20 districts

2 min read18 May 2018
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West Bengal panchayat poll: TMC leads, BJP second

The Trinamool Congress has bagged 9,270 seats in gram panchayats, while the BJP emerged as the main challenger, winning 2,079 seats and leading in 200 others

1 min read17 May 2018
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Bengal panchayat elections: 1 poll official found dead on train tracks near Raiganj

Colleagues of the deceased alleged that poll official Rajkumar Ray was on Monday evening abducted by unknown miscreants trying to rig the panchayat elections in West Bengal

1 min read16 May 2018
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West Bengal panchayat elections: Repoll ordered in 568 booths

Repoll, which will take place on Wednesday, has been ordered in 19 of the 20 districts where voting took place on Monday amid rampant violence in which at least 13 people were killed

1 min read15 May 2018
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13 killed in violence during West Bengal panchayat elections

The Union home ministry has asked the West Bengal government to file a report on poll-related violence

2 min read15 May 2018
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Stage set for West Bengal panchayat elections tomorrow

Polling for West Bengal panchayat elections will begin at 7 am on Monday and end at 5 pm, counting of votes will take place on 17 May

2 min read13 May 2018
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West Bengal panchayat elections: Mamata Banerjee orders arrest of Trinamool leader after violence

Mamata Banerjee has blamed party leader Arabul Islam for the grave law-and-order situation in Bhangar in South 24 Parganas ahead of panchayat elections

1 min read11 May 2018
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Bengal panchayat elections will be held as per schedule: Supreme Court

Supreme Court also sets aside a Calcutta HC order allowing online nominations filing for the West Bengal panchayat elections

1 min read10 May 2018
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HC criticizes West Bengal poll panel over filing of nominations

A division bench of the Calcutta high court will give its verdict over the filing of nominations for panchayat elections on Tuesday

1 min read7 May 2018
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Bengal panchayat elections: Key leader of Singur stir to take on Trinamool

Manoranjan Malik files nomination as an independent, but remains loyal to Mamata Banerjee

2 min read1 May 2018
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