The students of Ranchi University (RU) on Friday cast votes to choose the student representatives for the five different posts for raising major issues that have gripped crippled the varsity since long.
With low turnout, at all the 17 colleges, the election procedure was carried out peacefully. Queued up in line, students voted with the expectation that the basic amenities will be improved with the fair participation of students’ body in the varsity decision-making body.
“The student election carried out free, fair and peacefully at all the designated colleges’ registered low turnout. Unauthorized people were exempted from voting. Only 24 per cent voting was registered this year,” said, Dean, Student Welfare, RU, Dr. SC Gupta. With 93.5 per cent votes, RTC B.Ed registered maximum footfall whereas Doranda College registered the lowest polling percentage with just 11.4 per cent votes.
Approximately, 2185 voters cast their votes at Marwari College (boys and girls section) registering 20.31 per cent polling followed by 1240 voters at Doranda College while 35.60 per cent voters at Ranchi Women’s College used their franchise. Total 39.54 per cent voters turned out at Ranchi College. At other constituent colleges under RU as well, few voters registered their presence. Out of 6516 students enrolled at SS Memorial College, 1017 students voted in the student union election.
Interestingly, as many as 11,013 students at Doranda College had registered themselves in the final electoral list followed by Marwari College with approximately 10,750 voters to vote for the five nominated posts. The election was conducted for the posts of president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and deputy secretary.
The university administration and the district administration ensured all basic facilities at all the 17 colleges for carrying out the election procedure smoothly. With ample police force deployment at all the colleges, provision of video recording, deputation of faculty members and other staffs on campus premises, security arrangement was beefed up accordingly at every polling booth.
Notably, no such major incidents of clash at any college during the polling hours were registered. Yet, few minor incidents of student’s union group conflict were reported from few colleges. The college administration handled all initial glitches.
“Minor clash was registered here in morning and after the intervention of the college administration and police, the matter was sorted out. Polling took place without any hiccups here. Sadar DSP including the RU VC, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Pandey inspected the preparation and was satisfied with the arrangement,” said Principal, SS Memorial College, Dr. Sudhir Kumar Verma.
Students waiting in queue mentioned that now with proper student representation at university level certain basic arrangements like security, toilets, infrastructure, Wi-Fi facility will be ensured at the earliest in colleges by the elected representatives.