The long-awaited Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU) and hall elections concluded peacefully on Tuesday after several postponements. Despite scattered allegations of bias among candidates, voting took place smoothly under tight security and administrative oversight. Voter turnout was lower than expected, with 65 percent casting ballots for the central union and 77 percent for hall councils. However, counting faced delays due to mechanical faults in the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) machines, preventing the election commission from starting tallying for over six hours.
Vote counting began around 6:15 p.m. but was suspended due to crowding and later halted again when machines produced inconsistent results. The commission and university administration held meetings with candidates and faculty representatives to resolve the issue. Election Commissioner Professor Kaniz Fatema Kakli said a manual count of 300 votes would be cross-checked with two OMR machines to determine which device matched manual results, and counting would proceed accordingly.
The election featured four panels representing different student political affiliations, with 157 candidates competing for 36 positions across the central and hall unions.
আজাদুল আদনান, আশিক মাহমুদ ও লিমন ইসলাম প্রকাশ : ০৭ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১০: ০০আপডেট : ০৭ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১০: ৫০ আজাদুল আদনান, আশিক মাহমুদ ও লিমন ইসলাম অনেকটা শান্তিপূর্ণভাবে শেষ হয়েছে বহু আকাঙ্ক্ষিত জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের (জবি) শিক্ষার্থী সংসদ (জকসু) ও হ
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