Its time for some politics in the campuses of Rajasthan. The student union elections in all higher educational institutes of Rajasthan will be held on August 28, 2017. The elections will be ballot-paper based and for the posts of president, vice-president, secretary and joint – secretary.
The elections will be held from 8 AM to 1 PM and the results will be announced on the same day. Rajasthan is conducting student body elections as per the recommendations of
the Lyngdoh Committee.
The Lyngdoh Committee recommendations have framed certain
guidelines for a free and transparent student elections. The guidelines include eligibility criteria of candidates, transparency
in election expenditures etc. The committee has also barred candidates from re-contesting, irrespective of whether they have won or lost the previous election.
The voter’s list will be published on August 21 and objections will be accepted on August 22. The final voters list will be released on the same day. Nomination papers have to be filed on August 23 and the final list of the candidates contesting will be published on August 24.