Seventeen candidates are left in the fray in the students' union election for HNB Garhwal Central University for different posts after a candidate had withdrawn nomination on Thursday. All the eighteen nominations were, however, found valid following scrutiny on Wednesday. Pawan Negi later withdrew himself from the reckoning for the post of university representative. Contest would be held for 16 posts now as Yogesh Naithani who was the only candidate to have filed nomination for the post of the executive council member will be declared winner unopposed.
Garhwal Central University Pauri Campus Assistant election officer Prof Prabhkar Badoni said after the withdrawal of nomination by Pawan Negi from the post of university representative, there would be a triangular fight for the post, while four candidates are fighting for the post of president, two for vice president, three for secretary, two for joint secretary, two for treasurer and three for University representative.
In the prestigious post of the president, Ashis Negi, Mohit Thapliyal, Anoop Prasad and Ansuya Rawat are in the fray. Sandeep Rawat and Prashant Rawat are locked in a straight contest for the post of vice president.
Garhwal Central University Pauri Campus Chief Election Officer Prof AK Dobriyal said all the candidates have been instructed that no printed matter, pamphlets or poster should be pasted anywhere in the Pauri campus and Pauri town during the campaign On receipt of complaints, action will be taken against the concerned candidate for the violation of the electoral norms, he added.