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LIVE West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 Updates: RePolling In 697 Booths In 19 Districts

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Repolling for West Bengal Panchayat polls in 697 booths across 19 districts is underway.

Updated: July 10, 2023 4:39 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Snigdha Choudhury

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West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Repolling for West Bengal Panchayat polls is underway in 697 booths across 19 districts including Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaiguri, Nadia and South 24 Parganas today.  The State Election Commission (SEC) had announced re-polling after violence rocked several areas during the voting process on Saturday. “The West Bengal State Election Commission, in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of Section 67 of the said Act, hereby fixes July 10 as the date of taking the fresh poll at 7 AM to be continued up to 5 PM uninterruptedly till completion and direct the District Panchayat Election Officer to fix the polling station at which poll shall be taken.” Around 10 people were killed and several injured in violence reported across the state during the Panchayat poll. The three-tier panchayat elections in 20 out of 30 districts were marked by widespread violence, looting of ballots papers and rigging. Stay tuned to India.com for live updates on West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023.

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West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates

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  • 4:34 PM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: West Bengal Governor to meet Amit Shah today, panchayat poll violence likely to figure in meeting | West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is scheduled to meet Home Minister Amit Shah today, two days after panchayat polls in the state that saw violence. He is likely to discuss the panchayat poll violence and present a report based on his ground visits.

  • 2:23 PM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: With two deaths reported on Monday, the total casualty figure in poll-related violence for the panchayat elections in West Bengal has reached 39, according to news agency IANS.

  • 1:10 PM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Speaking about the security arrangements in South 24 Parganas, SDPO Canning Dibakar Das said, “There are proper arrangements. Punjab Police gave us 10 Constables and an officer, and so did West Bengal Police. I too have a reserve of 52 Constables and two officers with me…We have enough deployment today and voters are already lining up. Polling has already started.”

  • 12:33 PM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: List of 19 districts where repolling is underway

    MMurshidabad

    Malda

    Nadia

    Cooch Behar

    North 24 Parganas

    North Dinajpur

    South 24 Parganas

    East Midnapore

    Hooghly

    South Dinajpur

    Birbhum

    Jalpaiguri

    West Midnapore

    Howrah

    Bankura

    West Burdwan

    Purulia

    East Burdwan

    Alipurduar

  • 11:23 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Fresh violence broke out in Cooch Behar as repolling in 696 booths across five districts was underway.

  • 10:17 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: While both Murshidabad and Malda are minority-dominated districts, Murshidabad has witnessed the maximum violence and deaths since the time the polling dates were announced on June 8.

  • 9:02 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: The counting of votes for the West Bengal Panchayat polls will take place on July 11 (Tuesday).

  • 8:32 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Heavy security deployed at Murshidabad polling booth

  • 8:01 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Heavy security have been deployed amid repolling for West Bengal Panchayat polls in 697 booths across five districts today.

  • 7:10 AM IST

    West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 LIVE Updates: Voters queue up outside polling booth in Murshidabad

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