According to Hall Provost Professor Dr Mohammad Faruque, the voting centre in the Physical Education Center
has seen over 1,900 voters from Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall cast over 750 votes during the Ducsu elections up as of Tuesday noon.
Earlier, it had been reported that approximately 700 residents of Ruqayyah Hall participated in voting during the initial hour of the Ducsu election at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) voting location.
Voting for the Ducsu elections began Monday morning after a gap of six and a half years. Polling will continue on Tuesday from 8:00am to 4:00pm across 810 booths at eight centres on campus.
A total of 471 candidates are contesting 28 central positions in the DUCSU election, including 62 female candidates. The highest competition is for the membership posts, with 217 candidates vying for them. In addition, 1,035 candidates are contesting 13 positions across 18 halls of the university.
This year, a total of 39,775 students are eligible to vote, including 20,873 male and 18,902 female voters.
