Buckling under pressure put by the students of MKP (PG) College, college election officer Dr Geeta Balodi backed out from her earlier action of rejecting as many as 10 nomination papers filed for the election.
Earlier, as the nomination papers of ten candidates were rejected on the ground of their results pending before the university, the students erupted in protest.
Dr Balodi said the nominations had been rejected as they were not found in sync with the lyngdoh Committee Recommendation. The results of such students were yet to be declared by the university, she added.
However, as the angered students threatened to go on strike over the issue the college election officials stepped in to appease them, the election being a few days away.
Now, with the cancellation being revoked, 27 candidates are left in the fray for the students’ union election in the college.
Notably, 28 students had filed nominations for various posts of the students’ union election in the college on Wednesday. However, the nomination of one of them
Shiva who had filed nomination for the post of general secretary stands cancelled.
Dr Balodi said she had crossed the age limit as per the election guidelines. The nominations were filed on Wednesday while the withdrawal of nomination was completed on Friday. The election would be held on August 30.
Now, five candidates- Puja Chauhan, Puja Rathor, Sakshi Shankar, Kavita and Nasrin- are contesting the election for the post of president while Raksha Chaukiyal, Safiya Dheer and Minakshi are in the fray for the post of vice- president. Akansha and Aarti are contesting for the post of general secretary while Jyoti and Jasmin have filed nominations for the post of joint secretary.
Priyanjali, Richa and Buddhi are contesting election for the post of treasurer while Isha Khanduri, Shivani and Vaishali Yadav are contesting for the post of university representative.
For the executive members, Farhana, Varsha, Tabssuam Jahan, Mahima, Aarti lodhi, Khushnuma, Soniya Gautam, Pratibha Gusain and Jyoti Gaur are in the fray, the election officer added.