Voting ends in DUCSU elections

The voting in the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall unions elections has ended amid festive atmosphere.

The voting opened at 8:00am at 810 booths in eight centres of the university and ended at 4:00pm on Tuesday, September 9, without any break.

Chief Returning Officer Professor Dr Md Jasim Uddin told reporters that voting in the DUCSU and hall union elections has been concluded with no major incidents reported throughout the day.

Students cast their vote spontaneously and the overall atmosphere at polling centres was peaceful, he said.

Voter turnout was huge and spontaneous.

The voting continued amid candidates from rival panels accusing each other of violating electoral code of conduct.

Voters who were in the queues will be allowed to cast voters even after 4:00pm.

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A total of 471 candidates are contesting for 28 positions in the DUCSU elections, while 1,035 aspirants are competing in the hall unions polls.

Among the candidates, 48 are vying for the post of Vice President (VP), 19 for General Secretary (GS), and 25 for Assistant General Secretary (AGS). For the post of Liberation War and Democratic Movement Secretary, there are 17 candidates. For Common Room, Reading Room, and Cafeteria Secretary, 11 candidates are contesting, while 14 are competing for International Affairs Secretary.

Besides, 19 candidates are contesting for Literature and Cultural Secretary, 12 for Science and Technology Secretary, 9 for Research and Publication Secretary, 13 for Sports Secretary and 12 for Student Transport Secretary.

For the post of Social Service Secretary, there were 17 candidates; Health and Environment Secretary, 15; Human Rights and Law Secretary, 11; and Career Development Secretary, 15.

This time, for the member posts, a total of 217 candidates are competing.

Over the past several days, candidates ran vibrant campaigns in a festive atmosphere, employing creative methods to win over voters.

With inputs from UNB 

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