The newly constituted Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University (DSPMU) is all set to conduct the much awaited first Student Union Election today. The student union poll 2018-19 for electing the office-bearers will be conducted through ‘Direct Method’ here following the recommendations of Lyngdoh Committee. The election will be held for five posts – President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary cum Treasurer and Deputy Secretary. As many as 29 contestants from the respective university will contest the students’ union poll. As per the university officials, six candidates will contest the election for the post of president. For the post of vice president as well six contestants will fight in the election. For the posts of general secretary, joint secretary cum treasurer and deputy secretary eight, six and three candidates respectively will rub their shoulders. “Around 7,980 voters will cast their votes. All mandatory arrangements have been ensured at the varsity for the first election. 29 polling booths have been demarcated at the spot while the polling officers have been issued all necessary guidelines. The volunteers have been told to report at the university campus 9 AM,” said Rajesh Kumar of DSPMU.
The electors will cast their votes from 10:30 AM to 4 PM at the specified polling booths demarcated within the varsity campus. Further, as per the communiqué released by the varsity, activities like counting of votes, declaration of results including certificate distribution ceremony will be conducted on the premises of DSPMU from 10:30 AM onwards on December 5.
During the press meet organised recently, DSPMU VC Dr. Satya Narayan Munda had stated that the submission, intimation of complete list of elected members to the office of Dean Student Welfare (DSW) will be over on December 6 followed by the oath taking ceremony programme of the selected office-bearers for the respective posts. The oath taking ceremony will be organised from 2 PM onwards at Open Air Theatre, DSPMU.