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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: 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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WB panchayat polls: Many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], May 13 (ANI): Ahead of the West Bengal panchayat elections, voters are claiming that they are deprived of the Centre's prominent schemes such as Ujjwala Yojana (gas connection) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (house) to name a few.
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TMC workers ride bikes without helmets during panchayat poll campaigning
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): While campaigning for the forthcoming Panchayat Elections in West Bengal's Siliguri, Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers were seen riding motorcycles without helmets.
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WB panchayat polls: Govt will be liable for loss of life, property
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): The division bench of the Calcutta High Court said on Thursday that the West Bengal government would be held responsible for any loss of life or property in the run-up to the panchayat elections.
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