Bengal Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Sweeps Local Body Polls But Celebrations Not Without Violence — IN PICS

TMC looked poised to sweep to a massive win in violence-scarred rural polls in Bengal as an overnight count of ballots gave it an unassailable lead in results declared so fat by the SEC.

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The TMC has won 34,359-gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 752 seats, according to the State Election Commission as of 8 am on Wednesday. Its nearest rival BJP has won 9,545 seats and is leading in 180 seats. In all elections are being held for 63,229 gram panchayat seats. [Image Source: PTI]

The counting though largely peaceful was marred by stray incidents including bombs being hurled in Bhangar, a spot where there had been deaths in the run-up to the election, leading to firing by central forces and state police on Tuesday night on an unruly mob which resulted in injuries including on ISF supporters and policemen including an IPS officer. As seen in the image, supporters of rival political parties clash in Howrah during the counting of votes of West Bengal panchayat polls. [Image Source: PTI]

The ruling TMC won 6,134 Panchayat samiti seats while leading 61 seats. BJP has won 939 and is leading in 149 seats, while CPI(M) has won 165 seats and is leading in 14 others and Congress has won in 244 seats and is leading in 7 seats. [Image Source: PTI]

BJP workers celebrate the party's lead during the votes counting of the West Bengal panchayat elections at Fulia in Nadia. [Image Source: PTI]

TMC has also won all 554 Zila Parishad results declared so far and is leading in 201 others. The BJP has in contrast won 19 and is leading in 7 seats. [Image Source: PTI]

Congress workers celebrate the party's lead during the counting of votes of West Bengal panchayat polls in Murshidabad district. [Image Source: PTI]

The violence which rocked the panchayat polls held on Saturday has claimed at least 15 lives with 11 of them from the ruling TMC. [Image Source: PTI]