The ruling BJD-backed candidates registered a thumping victory in the Students’ Union polls across the State which were held peacefully amidst tight security on Wednesday.
As many as 686 colleges and eight universities across the State on Wednesday conducted poll and got new office-bearers.
Biju Chattra Janata Dal (BCJD) nominee Megha Kanungo was elected president of the Ramadevi Women’s University, which saw a triangular contest between National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Akhila Nharatiya Vidyathri Parishad (AVBP) and BCJD.
Sources added apart from city-based institutions like BJG Autonomous College, Capital law College, the ruling party swept the campus polls in universities at Brahmapur, Sambalpur and Baleswar too.
Notably, students cast their votes from 8 am to 2 pm and the results were declared by evening.
Elaborate security arrangements were made in and around college and university campuses to maintain law and order situation.
The elected students would take oath on Thursday. As preventive measures to avoid untoward incident the Government has declared special holidays on October 15 and 16.