A total of 16 candidates are in the fray in the students’ union election of SGRR (PG) College slated for August 27. The process of the nomination has ended with Saturday being the last day of withdrawal.
The polling will be held for five posts- president, vice-president, general secretary, university representative and treasurer, said the college election officer Pradeep Singh on Saturday.
Two candidates Shailesh Sati and Vipin Ballabh Bhatt are contesting election for the post of president while Amov Painuly and Vijay Kumar are in the fray for the post of vice-president. Four candidates- Akashay Goyal, Dinesh Chandra Bhatt, Nitin Maletha and Surya Kant Sati- are fighting election for the post of general secretary. Sonali Goyal and Vandana Pant have filed nomination for the post of joint secretary.
Two candidates- Prashant Sharma and Vaishali Bhatt are in the fray for the post of treasurer. Three candidates- Niharika Dobhal, Shuvendra Semwal, Varsha Dhiman- are trying their luck for the post of university representative. Shivani Negi, the lone candidate for the post of under- graduate representative (girls), has been elected unopposed. The model code of conduct has been enforced and the candidates have been asked to campaign in tune with the Supreme Court-upheld lyngdoh Committee recommendations. A total of 46 nomination papers were sold and 16 of them have filed nomination on Friday.
No candidate has withdrawn on Saturday, the last day for withdrawal. The election campaign will end on August 25. The polling will be held between 9 am and 1 pm in the college campus on August 27.