Following a violence-filled nomination filing process, voting for Panchayat polls has begun in West Bengal amid heightened security.
#WATCH | Voting underway for 2023 West Bengal Panchayat elections; visuals from a polling booth in Nandigram
The counting of votes for the panchayat polls will take place on July 11. pic.twitter.com/v0otcYjGbB
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2023
As many as 5.67 crore voters are expected to exercise their right to franchise in the state today between 7 am to 5 pm. There are nearly 928 seats across 22 zilla parishads and 63,229 gram panchayats seats.
The elections will be held in a single phase with over 2,00,000 candidates contesting the polls. The crucial polls will prove as a litmus test for various parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The state has witnessed widespread violence since the election date was announced last month and as a result, the death toll has mounted to 19.
Three key political parties — Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian Secular Front — are engaged in a fierce battle to take control of the local administration in West Bengal.
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July 08, 2023 at 07:34AM
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