Panchayat elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in May 2018. The polls were hit with widespread violence throughout the state.[1] [2] [3] The ruling All India Trinamool Congress won 1/3rd of the total electoral seats uncontested, although there were widespread instances of TMC cadres using violence to prevent candidates of the Opposition from filing their nominations.
| Election Name: | 2018 West Bengal Panchayat General Elections |
| Type: | legislative |
| Country: | India |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Election Date: | 14 May 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Turnout: | 82.13% |
| Leader1: | Mamata Banerjee |
| Party1: | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Seats1: | Gram Panchayat : 38,118 Panchayat Samiti :8,062 Zilla Parishad : 793Vote Percentage - 72% |
| Leader2: | Dilip Ghosh |
| Party2: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats2: | Gram Panchayat : 5,779 Panchayat Samiti :769 Zilla Parishad : 22Vote Percentage - 13% |
| Leader4: | Surja Kanta Mishra |
| Party4: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Seats4: | Gram Panchayat : 1483 Panchayat Samiti : 110 Zilla Parishad : 1 Vote Percentage - 6% |
| Leader5: | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
| Party5: | Indian National Congress |
| Seats5: | Gram Panchayat : 1066 Panchayat Samiti :133 Zilla Parishad : 6Vote Percentage - 5% |
| Alliance4: | Left Front |
| Local body seats won | ||||||
| AITC | LF | INC | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram Panchayats | 38118 | 5779 | 1713 | 1066 | 1960 | |
| Panchayat Samitis | 8062 | 769 | 129 | 133 | 121 | |
| Zilla Parishads | 793 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 |