Kailasahar, July 20 (TIWN): A total eight persons, including four from ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) were injured in post-panchayat poll clashes under Irani police station limit of Unakoti district on Sunday.

Police said 10 persons were injured in a clash at Lathiapura Gram Panchayat today morning   following hot exchange of words between CPIM and Congress supporters over voting in panchayat elections in the district.
Three CPI (M) worker and seven Congress workers were injured in the clash, including four seriously. The seriously injured person was found to have sustained deep wounds inflicted by a sharp weapon, the police said.
Besides four persons, all CPI (M) were injured in a clash at Katalia under Sonamura police station were injured .Police said all are being treated at civil hospital. Here the clash broke out between the CPI (M) workers. Police have been deployed in the area to control the situation.
The ruling CPI-M in Tripura Friday retained its rural bastion by securing absolute majority in 275 of the 591 gram panchayats and 12 of the 35 panchayat samitis, for which polls were held .Results of zilla parishad polls are awaited as counting of ballots is in progress in different parts of the state amid tight security.

An official of the state election commission said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for the first time, secured a majority in one gram panchayat and won many seats in several other gram panchayats and panchayat samitis.According to the results available so far, the main opposition Congress performed poorly in the polls, securing a majority in only 10 gram panchayats.