After compiling the details of electoral list available from all the 15 constituent colleges participating in the student union polls at Ranchi University (RU), approximately 1.13 lakh voters will cast their valuable universal adult suffrage after a gap of nine years at the college level on December 9 and at the university level on December 20.
The compilation of the final electoral list of the voters is complete by the university officials. Officials are ready with the further plan of action to conduct smooth election at college and varsity level on the stimulated dates as fixed. As per the information available, around 80 candidates will compete with each other to secure their position in the student union election race.
Maximum number of students from Doranda College, a constituent unit of RU will cast their votes to elect the representatives this year. As many as 11,013 students at Doranda College have registered themselves in the final electoral list followed by Marwari College with approximately 10,750 voters to vote for the five nominated posts.
“Maximum candidates will vote in the election from Doranda College followed by Marwari College and BS College, lohardaga with approximately 9151 students to vote in the fourth RU student election. All the university officials have been assigned respective duties and a technical session is also organized for the officers to explain all aspects and technicality of the election procedure in the presence of college principals,” said Dean Student Welfare, RU Dr SC Gupta.
Notably, leaving two colleges, SS Memorial College and JN College, Dhurwa rest all colleges have submitted their financial details of student fund collected over the years to the university officials. SS Memorial College and JN College, Dhurwa are of the opinion that fund deduction in the name of student union election from course fees by the college is not done, hence they cannot give the fiscal details to university.
All the colleges participating in the election have to submit the electoral list to the DSW office, delay in submitting electoral list would automatically cancel the participation of that college in the upcoming student election.
Except 15 constituent colleges under RU, Post Graduate (PG) departments of RU and one B.Ed College (RTC B.Ed College), none of the minority institutes including nursing colleges will participate in the student union election.
According to lyngdoh committee recommendations, candidates with 75 per cent attendance are eligible to contest the election for the post of president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and deputy secretary. Students falling in the age group 17 to 28 years will cast their votes to choose the representative for all the five-mentioned post. At Under Graduate level, a student casting vote must fall in the age group 17 to 22 years. Similarly, for PG level, a student age must be between 24 to 28 years for selecting the representatives.
With the student election dates just around the corner, all major parties are ready with their election manifesto focusing on issues like female security, Wi-Fi campus, boosting existing infrastructure, upgrading labs and libraries for students, addressing students teachers ratio and others. Various student union group leaders to lure voters at various colleges are conducting massive campaigning as well.