FOR the state government, the dead are simply nameless, faceless numbers. It is widely known that panchayat elections in West Bengal have been witnesses to heinous poll violence. The "official" number of people killed varies from 19 to 56, with the chief minister, her nephew, the state election commissioner, police, and the media all giving different figures. The chief minister says it is 19, and as usual, the state election commissioner confirms it. The chief minister's nephew, who is the number two in the ruling Trinamool Congress, sings a different tune, claiming it is 35.