Vote counting in the Jagannath University Central Students Union (Jnucsu) election has resumed, with the Chhatra Shibir-backed student panel taking the lead for key posts at four centres.
According to results announced by the Jnucsu Election Commission around 7am on Wednesday, the panel is ahead in the contests for Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS), and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in four out of the 39 voting centres.
According to the results declared so far, Shibir-backed VP candidate Riazul Islam is leading with a total of 427 votes, while Chhatra Dal’s AKM Rakib has secured 394 votes, UNB reports.
In the GS race, Shibir’s Abdul Alim Arif is ahead with 385 votes, compared to 205 votes for Chhatra Dal’s Khadijatul Kubra.
For the AGS post, Shibir-backed Masud Rana is leading with 405 votes, while Chhatra Dal’s BM Atikur Rahman Tanzil has obtained 321 votes.
In the Department of Geography and Environment, Riazul Islam received 100 votes, while AKM Rakib secured 91 votes.
In the GS post, Abdul Alim Arif bagged 90 votes against Khadijatul Kubra’s 45. For AGS, Masud Rana received 98 votes, while BM Atikur Rahman Tanzil got 45 votes.
In the Department of Anthropology, Riazul Islam received 128 votes for the VP post, while AKM Rakib secured 118 votes. In the GS race, Abdul Alim Arif received 123 votes, compared to 73 votes for Khadijatul Kubra.
However, in the AGS post, Chhatra Dal’s BM Atikur Rahman Tanzil led with 126 votes, while Masud Rana received 102 votes.
In the Department of Public Administration, Riazul Islam secured 122 votes, while AKM Rakib received 132 votes. In the GS post, Abdul Alim Arif received 123 votes against 62 votes for Khadijatul Kubra. For AGS, Masud Rana obtained 130 votes, while BM Atikur Rahman Tanzil got 106 votes.
In the Department of Pharmacy, Riazul Islam received 78 votes in the VP race, while AKM Rakib secured 53 votes. In the GS post, Abdul Alim Arif received 83 votes, compared to Khadijatul Kubra’s 26 votes.
For AGS, Masud Rana obtained 78 votes, while BM Atikur Rahman Tanzil secured 45 votes.
The Jnucsu Election Commission halted vote counting on Tuesday night due to technical issues with two Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) machines.
After the vote ended at 3pm, the counting began around 6:15pm in the university’s central control room (central auditorium) at Shaheed Sajid Bhaban.
Voter turnout was nearly 65 per cent for the central students’ union and about 77 per cent for hall unions, according to the Jnucsu Election Commission.
