Jucsu polls: Central union vote counting underway
"We are working to complete the counting and declare results tonight. However, we cannot give an exact time. It might be in the late hours of the night,” Chief Election Commissioner Professor MD Moniruzzaman says
Highlights
- Central Union vote counting underway; results expected tonight.
- Counting resumed after the polling officer's death
- Thursday's voting faced rigging allegations and panel boycotts
The counting of ballots in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) elections has begun.
Speaking to the media this evening (12 September) at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) Senate Building, Chief Election Commissioner Professor Md Moniruzzaman said, "We have already completed the counting of hall union ballots, and now the central union vote counting is ongoing."
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"After the tragic death of one of our colleagues, the counting process had slowed down. Following another meeting with the vice-chancellor, the process resumed," he added.
Moniruzzaman further said, "We have increased manpower to speed up the process, while ensuring transparency in front of the candidates' agents. No one outside of the commission is involved in the counting."
According to Election Commissioner Rezwana Karim Snigdha, the process started around 7:30pm, with votes from nine hall centres being counted in the first phase.
These include Begum Sufia Kamal Hall, Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall, Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall, Shaheed Salam Barkat Hall, Nawab Faizunnesa Hall, Khaleda Zia Hall, Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall, Taramon Bibi Hall, and Jahanara Imam Hall.
Prof Moniruzzaman also said the results of the Jucsu and 21 hall union elections would be announced tonight after the counting is completed. "We are working to complete the counting and declare results tonight. However, we cannot give an exact time. It might be in the late hours of the night."
The hall union vote count started last night at the university's Senate Building with five tables, later expanded to 10. All counting stations were monitored through CCTV surveillance.
In some halls, the absence of polling agents further slowed the process.
Earlier yesterday, voting ended around 6:00pm amid allegations of vote rigging, mismanagement and boycott by five panels, including the Chhatra Dal.
