Jucsu polls: Swatantra Shikkharthi panel’s Zitu elected VP, Shibir’s Mazhar GS
Voting began at 9am on Thursday and continued until 5pm. Counting started at 10:30pm that night and was completed today, some 45 hours after voting concluded and around 40 hours after counting began
The announcement of results for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) and hall union elections began around 5:15pm today (13 September).
The results of the hall unions was announced first, followed by the central union result.
The election, held on Thursday after a 33-year gap, saw voting throughout the day before counting began late at night in the Senate building.
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7:23pm
Swatantra Shikkharthi panel candidate Abdur Rashid Zitu was elected vice-president (VP) and Shibir-backed candidate Md Mazharul Islam general secretary (GS) in the Jucsu polls.
The results were announced by Chief Election Commissioner Professor Md Moniruzzaman at the university's Senate Building this evening (13 September).
7:00pm
The announcement of central student union began. The result for executive member posts were announced first, followed by posts of different secretaries.
6:50pm
Begum Khaleda Zia Hall
Vice President: Farhana Rahman
General Secretary: Fatema Tuz-Zohra
Assistant General Secretary: Raihana Sarkar
Poet Rabindranath Tagore Hall
Vice President: Amit Kumar Banik
General Secretary: Mahmudul Hasan
Assistant General Secretary: Mirza Adnan Islam (elected uncontested)
6:45pm
Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Hall
Vice President: Sifat Ullah
General Secretary: Mahmudul Hasan
Assistant General Secretary: Tariq Ahmed
Faziltunnesa Hall
Vice President: Oishee Sarkar (elected uncontested)
General Secretary: Farzana Tabassum
Assistant General Secretary: Proma Raha
6:35pm
Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall
Vice President: Mehdi Hasan
General Secretary: Shariful Islam
Assistant General Secretary: Ariful Islam
Male Student Hall No 21
Vice President: Ibn Shihab
General Secretary: Oliullah Mahadi
Assistant General Secretary: Tushar Ahmed
6:25pm
Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall
Vice President: Rakibul Islam
General Secretary: Ali Ahmed
Assistant General Secretary: Samin Yasir
AFM Kamal Uddin Hall
Vice President: GMM Raihan Kabir
General Secretary: Abrar Shahriar
Assistant General Secretary: Ripon Mondal (elected uncontested)
6:15pm
Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall
Vice President: Khaled Zubair
General Secretary: Shahriar Nazim
Assistant General Secretary: Arafat Hossain
Maulana Bhasani Hall
Vice President: Abdul Hai Swapan
General Secretary: Hridoy Poddar
Assistant General Secretary: Rakib Hasan
6:05pm
Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall
Maruf Hossain elected as the VP of Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall union. Masud Rana has been elected as the GS, and Abrar Azim Bhuiyan as the AGS.
5:55pm
Female Student Hall No 15
Vice President: Sharmin Khatun
General Secretary: Mehnaz Mohana
5:50pm
Shaheed Jahanara Imam Hall
Vice President: Mosammat Masruma
General Secretary: Rizwana Bushra
Male Student Hall No-10
Vice President: Md Asif Mia
General Secretary: Md Mehedi Hasan
5:40pm
Nawab Faizunnesa Hall
Bubli Ahmed has been elected vice president (VP) of the hall union. Sumaiya Khanam was general secretary uncontested, while the position of assistant general secretary remains vacant.
5:40pm
Al Beruni Hall
Rifat Ahmed Shakil has been elected vice president (VP) and Muntasir Billah Khan general secretary (GS).
Sadman Hasan Khan has been elected as assistant general secretary (AGS).
The hall's Returning Officer Miraj Rahman Khan announced the result.
5:30pm
Before announcing the result, the Jucsu Election Commission said there were no irregularities in the voting, though there may have been some minor mistakes.
5:20pm
The result announcement is being held at the Senate Building of Jahangirnagar University. Candidates, students, journalists gather at the venue for the much-awaited result of the Jucsu and hall union elections.
3:30pm
Manual vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) election finally concluded today, around 40 nerve-wracking hours after the counting began, with the results expected to be announced after 4:30pm, officials said this afternoon (13 September).
Professor Sohel Ahmed, pro-vice-chancellor (administration) of the university, confirmed this information.
The final checking of results was underway when this report was filed.
Officials at the Senate building, where the counting took place, said earlier in the afternoon that the process of sorting and arranging the counted ballots was underway after the vote counting.
Voting began at 9am on Thursday and continued until 5pm. Counting started at 10:30pm that night and was completed today, some 45 hours after voting concluded and around 40 hours after counting began.
Previously, the election commission had repeatedly given different promises regarding the timeframe for completing the vote count and announcing the results.
When asked about the result announcement, Professor Md Moniruzzaman, the chief election commissioner, said, "The counting is complete, but some ancillary work remains. Once that is done, we hope to announce the results very soon."
Earlier in the day, Moniruzzaman told the media around noon that the final results of the election will be announced at 7pm today.
"We tried to announce the results by Friday night, but it was not possible to give a specific time. 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."
The prolonged process, marked by delays and boycotts, has left many questioning the credibility of the much-anticipated polls.
Meanwhile, JU Proctor AKM Rashidul Alam, who is serving as the Jucsu election commission member-secretary, told reporters that a lack of experience in conducting elections has delayed the results, as the university has not held central student union or hall elections in 33 years.
"Each ballot is being carefully checked and analysed to ensure accuracy, which is why it is taking longer. Every vote is valuable, and the final results will be well-organised and valid."
Notably, Jannatul Ferdous, an assistant professor at the university's Department of Fine Arts who worked as a polling officer at Pritilata Hal, died yesterday after falling ill while on duty during the vote count, with Professor Sultana Akhtar, returning officer at the Nawab Faizunnesa Hall voting centre, later blaming severe administrative mismanagement during the counting process for her death.
