Jamshedpur, Aug. 27: Kolhan University is gearing up to conduct the students election for second time. After the first successful students� union election last year, the Kolhan University has started the ball rolling for the second election in colleges and university this year too.
Based on the Lyngdoh Committee the university has formed a committee which would look after the organization of the entire process. Though the date is yet to be finalised by the committee in its upcoming meeting shortly, the officials are sure that elections would now be a regular event in Kolhan.
The varsity in the last syndicate meeting had identified the members of the committee but it was notified about early this month. Now they will meet shortly to discuss the dates, which has to be this year,” said R.P.P. Singh, vice-chancellor, Kolhan University.
The elections will be fought in 14 constituent colleges in Kolhan and at the university level. Each college will have a president, vice-president, a secretary, deputy secretary, a joint secretary and a university representative.
The university representatives then will contest for the president and other posts at the university level. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Jharkhand Chhatra Morcha (JCM) and National Students Union of India (NSUI) are some of the wings of major political parties that would contest the students election.
The constituent college principals have been asked to start preparing voters’ list subsequent to which election dates, structure and mechanism for holding free and fair elections will be announced. The candidates appearing for the college-level election must be an undergraduate and 22 years of age while those contesting at the university-level must be a student of post graduation and 25 years of age.
