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WB Panchayat elections: Re-polling to be held in 568 booths tomorrow
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): As violence were reported in a number of places during panchayat polls in West Bengal, which was held on May 14, re-polling will be held in 568 booths across various districts tomorrow.
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PM Modi calls WB violence 'murder of democracy'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Calling it unfortunate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the violence that broke out during West Bengal panchayat elections on Tuesday was a murder of democracy.
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12 killed in West Bengal panchayat poll violence
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] May 14 (ANI): Violence marred the West Bengal panchayat elections on Monday as at least 12 people were killed.
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WB violence: BJP accuses TMC of destroying democracy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit out at Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying that the party has shown a glimpse of destroying the democracy from the roots in the current West Bengal Panchayat Election.
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Panchayat polls violence: Home Ministry seeks reports from WB Govt
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal Government regarding incidents of violence during Panchayat Election in the state.
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WB panchayat election: Polling ends, 72.5% voter turnout recorded
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): A voter turnout of 72.5 percent was recorded in West Bengal panchayat polls, at the end of the polling at 5 p.m. on Monday.
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Violence in WB is destruction of democracy: Yechury
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday called incidents of violence during West Bengal Panchayat Election a complete destruction of democracy.
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Left Parties stage protest at WB Election Commission
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] May 14 (ANI): The Left Parties on Monday staged protest outside the State Election Commission against the incidents of violence, during ongoing panchayat elections in the state.
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WB panchayat polls: 56% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): A voter turnout of 56 percent has been recorded in West Bengal panchayat polls till 3 p.m. on Monday.
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WB panchayat polls: Ballot boxed looted at gunpoint in Murshidabad
Updated : 8 years ago IST
West Bengal (India), May 14 (ANI): Ballot boxes were looted at gunpoint on Monday by unidentified people at polling booths in West Bengal's Murshidabad where Panchayat Election is underway.
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BJP accuses WB Govt. for violence in state
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi/Kolkata [India], May 14 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo on Monday accused the West Bengal Government for the ongoing protest in the state amid the panchayat polls and demanded President's rule in the state.
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WB panchayat polls: 41.51% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): A voter turnout of 41.51 percent has been recorded in West Bengal panchayat polls till 1 p.m. on Monday.
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