Hyderabad Central University votes in student union polls
HYDERABAD: Students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), also known as Hyderabad Central University (HCU), will vote on September 28 to elect their students’ union representatives. The election follows an intense campaign, with three major alliances contesting the central panel.
Around 5,900 students are eligible to vote. The election covers nine key central panel posts and 59 school board councillor positions across 13 schools. A total of 220 candidates are in the fray for various positions.
The major contest is among the ASA-AISA-DSU-SFI-TSF alliance, the ABVP-SLVD alliance and the PDSU-MSF-NSUI-Fraternity alliance. The three alliances have campaigned on issues including students’ welfare, academic concerns, representation and campus-related matters.
Three alliances contest key central panel positions
The ABVP-SLVD alliance is seeking control of the union, while the ASA-AISA-DSU-SFI-TSF alliance is seeking to retain its influence on campus. The PDSU-MSF-NSUI-Fraternity alliance is also contesting the central panel.
For the president’s post, Naresh P is contesting on the ABVP-SLVD panel, Dilshada Raihan on the ASA-AISA-DSU-SFI-TSF alliance panel, and K. Naveen Kumar on the PDSU-MSF-NSUI-Fraternity panel.
The University of Hyderabad conducts elections for the students’ union, including posts such as president, vice-president, general secretary, joint secretary, cultural secretary and sports secretary, along with school-level representatives. uohyd.ac.in
Polling and counting schedule
According to the latest election schedule available, polling is scheduled from 9am to 5pm on September 28, while counting is scheduled to begin at 8.30am on September 29.
The supplied Telugu copy gives a different polling and counting schedule; the latest published schedule has therefore been used above.
