WATCH: Stolen Ballot Boxes Found In Drain After West Bengal Panchayat Elections Hit By Deadly Violence

Murshidabad: A day after violence plagued West Bengal’s Panchayat elections, stolen ballot boxes were found laying in drain in Murshidabad district on Sunday.

The state witness intense violence that caused nearly 20 lives, massive vandalism with ballot boxes and bombs hurled at political cadres. Watch the pictures here..

West Bengal | Three ballot boxes found in a drain in Murshidabad where violence broke out after panchayat elections.

A local said, "The situation is not good after the elections, the general public is also not coming out due to fear. The general public is in panic. If anyone… pic.twitter.com/UA1ELlksid

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2023

As quoted any ANI, a local claimed that everyone is in fear and not ready to come out as of now.

Meanwhile, state election commission informed that re-polling will take place at 697 booths, which faced maximum wrath of political rivalry, on July 10.

On July 8, voters exercised their rights to elect representatives for nearly 928 seats across 22 Zila Parishad, 9,730 Panchayats and 63,229 gram panchayats.