Eighteen candidates have filed their nominations for different posts of the Garhwal Central University Pauri campus students’ union election on the last day of the nomination filing process on Tuesday.
On the first day of the nomination, no candidate, however, filed the nomination. Three candidates Rahul Shah , Mayur Bhatt and Bharat Bhushan Negi filed nomination for the post of president while Rohit Singh Gusain and Shina filed for the post of vice- president. Monika Negi and Rajesh Bhandari filed for the post of secretary while Himani Deshwal, Deepak Gusain and Mayank Bhandri filed for the post of joint secretary. Ankit Sundriyal and Bhasker Singh filed nomination for the post of treasurer. Four candidates Mohit, Rishav, Subham Rawat and Gaurav Sagar filed nomination for the post of university representatives. Besides, two candidates filed nomination for the posts of the seven executive members out of which one post has been reserved for the girl candidate. Garhwal Central University Pauri campus chief election K C Purohit said that all the nomination papers filed so far are found correct upon scrutiny.
The date of the withdrawal of nomination is August 24 and the final list of the candidates will be declared after the process of withdrawal is over. The election of Pauri campus student's union will be held on September 2.
The voting will be held from 8 am to 12.30 pm and the counting of votes will start from 1.30 pm the same day.
Purohit stressed that the lyngdoh Committee Recommendation will be strictly implemented during the student's union election to prevent any anomaly. Every candidate who has filed nomination has been given a copy of code of conduct and rules based on the lyngdoh Committee Recommendation, he added.