2023 West Bengal local elections violence

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2023 West Bengal panchayat poll violence
Date	8 June 2023 - 13 July 2023
Location	West Bengal, India 22°59′12″N 87°51′18″E / 22.9868°N 87.8550°E / 22.9868; 87.8550
Caused by	Violent clashes between workers of political parties across various parts of the state
Methods	Arson, Shooting, Rioting
Casualties
Death(s)	48 [1]
Injuries	400+ [2]
Location within India

A violent clash erupted between various workers of political parties including TMC, BJP, Congress and CPI (M) during the poll day of panchayat elections on 8 July 2023 in West Bengal. Partial violence across the state had started from the announcement of the dates of polling from 8 June resulting in few casualties too. With polling and elections going on, violence against many workers continued over the streets of the state. The state witnessed gun shots, assaults, rioting and arsons wide across many parts of the state. Moreover, ballot boxes had been destroyed in various parts of the state. The polling process began at 7 am in 73,887 seats in rural areas of the state, where approximately 56,700,000 people were expected to cast their votes.^[3]