The much-awaited election for Ranchi University’s (RU) Senate teaching and non-teaching representatives was held peacefully on Thursday. As many as 405 teachers (92.47 percent) and 1036 (94.01 percent) non-teaching staffs gave away their votes in the different polling booths under RU. 10 teaching and one non-teaching staffs are to be selected through the counting of these votes on Friday.
Among the 15 constituent colleges, University Head Quarter and post graduate departments participating in this election, maximum votes for teaching staffs were given by teachers of Ranchi College whereas for non-teaching employees, maximum votes were from university head quarters.
Notably, two colleges from the list of constituent colleges namely KO College Gumla and Ranchi Women’s College were unable to host the elections for teacher’s representation.
Though few compared to the population of other constituent colleges, but teachers and non-teaching staffs of Birsa College, Khunti showed 100 percent participation in casting their votes. Maoist area located Mandar College also showed 100 percent voting percentage for non-teaching staff representation. The votes for non-teaching staffs were apt from Ram lakhan Singh Yadav College, Ranchi as well.
According to a university source, the election for senate teacher and non-teaching staff was last conducted in 1998 and 1981 respectively.
The election for one post of teacher representating at Senate on behalf of affiliated colleges is scheduled on October 7.