Ranchi University (RU) conducted third students’ union poll amid tight security arrangements on Monday. Following the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations, ‘Direct Election’ was conducted at the university departments, colleges, institutes affiliated to RU.
According to the university officials, altogether 367 candidates contested the poll for different posts. The election was held for the posts of president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and deputy secretary.
Students of 16 constituent colleges under RU including 22 Post-Graduate (PG) departments enlisted as one unit participated in the student union poll conducted after a gap of two years. The election was organised peacefully at the nine colleges located in the Capital City and the PG Departments. Minor incidents of clash between student union bodies were witnessed on the premises of Marwari College during voting. “The information coming in suggests that the voting percentage has slightly increased in the Students Union Poll 2018-19 in comparison to the previous poll 2016-17. Doranda College recorded 11.87 per cent polling while the polling percentage of Marwari College was 20.55 per cent. Total polling percent at Ranchi Women’s College was 19.05. Overall voting percentage recorded till late evening was 34 per cent,” said RU Officer (PR), Dr. Prakash Kumar Jha. Quite a number of electors from Doranda College cast their ballot in a box at the 32 polling stations demarcated there. With 970 voters, University Department of commerce registered the highest number of electors. A total of 182 polling booths were demarcated at different colleges including the PG departments.
Counting of votes, declaration of result followed by oath taking ceremony at the concerned places for colleges, institutes including at University department of geology, Morhabadi for PG department students’ union will be conducted today from 10 AM onwards. “The ‘Direct Election’ process will come to an end on December 5 with submission/intimation of complete list of the elected members to the office of Dean Students Welfare (DSW), RU.
The submission of compiled list of elected members will be accepted till 3 PM,” added Jha.
Further, as per the election schedule for ‘Indirect Election’, the process for publication of final electoral at the university level, date of filing the nominations, scrutiny, withdrawal of nominations, publication of list of final contestants including end of campaign will be completed between December 6 to December 11.
The university level election which will be carried out through ‘Indirect Method’ is scheduled on December 13 at Multipurpose Examination Hall (MPEH) followed by counting and oath taking ceremony.