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The Panchayat elections in West Bengal turned violent, resulting in at least 14 deaths and widespread chaos. Incidents included ballot boxes being set on fire in Dinhata's Baranachina area, a person fleeing with a ballot box in Hooghly, and a BJP candidate allegedly throwing water into a ballot box in Cooch Behar's Dinhata. Unidentified miscreants vandalized polling centers, and in Cooch Behar's Sibeswar village, they seized a booth after carrying weapons. TMC supporters openly brandished guns and threatened an independent candidate in Barrackpore. A polling officer in Malda fled after a clash, while BJP workers protested against violence in Kolkata.