Our study examines the effects of election violence on citizen attitudes and their perceptions of the electoral process. While past work helps us understand aggregate effects of election violence on attitudes and behavior, most of this evidence comes from observational studies. In addition, the literature often assumes that citizens respond to violence in objective and unbiased ways even though research demonstrates that citizens’ perceptions are often subject to partisan biases. We conduct a pre-registered survey experiment with 1,080 respondents that examines the consequences of election violence and partisanship on attitudes. The survey experiment was conducted after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the Eastern Indian state of West Bengal. These elections were marred by violence through all stages of the electoral process. Our study provides experimental evidence on the effects of election violence on citizens’ attitudes, and is among the first to assess the role of political parties and partisanship.