West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023: Violence Erupts, 16 Dead Amidst Allegations

West Bengal Panchayat Polls 2023 Live: Violence rocked West Bengal's rural polls as voting ended on Saturday leaving 16 people dead, ballot boxes vandalised and bombs thrown at rivals in a number of villages.

Saturday's events were in keeping with the state's history of violent elections, including the 2003 panchayat polls which gained notoriety for its death toll of 76 during the course of the election process, with more than 40 killed on the day of the elections.

With 30 dead since polls were announced earlier last month, this year's bloodied election also closely followed the 2018 panchayat poll violence pattern a similar number of people were left dead.

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West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023: Violence Erupts, 16 Dead Amidst Allegations