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West Bengal Municipal Election Result Live, West Bengal Civic Poll Result 2022 Live Updates: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated the winning candidates as the ruling TMC headed for a landslide victory in the municipal elections. She urged the winning candidates that victory should enhance their responsibility and dedication. “Let triumph impart humility. Let us together work for peace, prosperity and development of the state. Jai Bangla!” said Banerjee. While the counting of votes is still underway, the Trinamool Congress is heading towards a clean sweep in the West Bengal civic body polls, which were held on February 27. The TMC has so far won 90 out of 108 municipalities and has garnered 70 per cent of the total votes polled. Meanwhile, the Left Front has won one seat while the BJP and the Congress are yet to to open their account. Over 95 lakh voters participated in what is considered as West Bengal’s ‘mini-assembly polls’ to elect 2,171 councillors.
The polling recorded over 78 per cent turnout even as several incidents of violence were reported from different parts of the state. On the political front, the civic polls will be a test for parties in district towns and will help them gauge deflecting, if any, from the assembly polls held last year. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is already ahead in the race with over 100 councillors elected unopposed.
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