West Bengal Panchayat Election Result 2023 LIVE: TMC heads for landslide win, BJP ahead of Left

In a major shot in the arm for West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, the counting of votes in the violence-ridden panchayat and rural body elections in the state is throwing up a massive mandate in TMC's favour. Amid tight security, the counting of votes for approximately 74,000 panchayat seats commenced on Tuesday morning. This came after re-polling was conducted at 696 booths following incidents of violence during the initial balloting on Saturday. 

Take a look at the party-wise Gram Panchayat results at the moment

Take a look at the party-wise Zilla Parishad results at the moment

Take a look at the party-wise Panchayat Samiti results at the moment

 Across 22 districts, around 339 counting centres have been established, and it is expected to span two days, with preliminary trends anticipated to be available by the end of Tuesday. To ensure safety, armed state police and central forces were stationed at the counting centres, where gatherings of more than four people were prohibited. A total of 56.7 million eligible voters were tasked with choosing from 206,000 candidates contending for 73,887 seats.

Since the announcement of the West Bengal Panchayat elections schedule on June 8, a total of 42 individuals have tragically lost their lives, even with the deployment of central forces in the state. On the polling day itself, Saturday, 18 fatalities were reported. In the rural regions of the state, approximately 5.67 crore residents were eligible to determine the fate of candidates vying for seats within the panchayat system.

In anticipation of the vote counting for the West Bengal Panchayat elections, extensive security measures have been implemented at the counting centres. On Monday, reports confirmed four additional fatalities, bringing the total count of politically motivated violence to 42 since the announcement of the three-tier local body polls on June 8. 

In the previous 2018 elections, the Trinamool Congress won 34 per cent of the seats uncontested. Similarly, this year, the ruling party secured several seats without any contest.