The preparations for Students’ Union polls, scheduled on August 27, in the colleges of the district have been completed. For this, Collector R Sangheeta and Superintendent of Police Anand Chhabra, in a meeting held here have issued necessary guidelines to the principals of principals of colleges of the district.
In the meeting, it has been stated that legal action would be taken against those who violate law and order over the students’ union election. Only those students, who have voter I-D or authorised identity card, will enter the polling centre. Extensive security management will be made at each polling booth. Videography of polling process will be done at each polling booth on the polling day.
According to an official press statement issued here, one candidate is allowed to submit only one nomination paper. For the election process, nodal officers have been appointed at all colleges. Information on receipt of nomination paper, place where nomination should be submitted and place where nomination papers will be checked has been pasted on the Notice Board of each college.
Election for the posts of President, Vice-president, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Class Representative will be held at 33 post graduate colleges, 23 engineering colleges and one veterinary and Ayush College of the district. According to the notification issued by Pt Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, final publication of voter list for Students’ union election has been done on August 21. Nomination paper has been distributed on August 21 from 1 pm to 5 pm. Nomination papers have been received on August 22 from 11 am to 4 pm.
Nomination papers will be examined on August 23 from 11 am to 12 noon and the list of eligible candidates will be published from 12 to 1pm. Time for withdrawal of name will be on August 23 between 1 pm and 4.30 pm. Final publication of the list will be made at 5 pm. Voting will be held on August 27 from 8 am to 12 noon. Counting will be started on August 27 from 1 pm and the result will be declared thereafter. To ensure peace during the period, joint team of executive magistrates and police will pay continuous visits and will keep thorough vigil on sensitive areas.