The vote counting in the much-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections began on Tuesday afternoon after voting ended amid a peaceful environment.
Voting began around 8am and it continued till 4pm without any break.
According to the Election Commission sources, approximately 80 percent of votes have been cast in the DUCSU election.
According to the latest information, in Zahurul Huq Hall, there are 1963 voters with a turnout of 83.43 percent. A total of 1658 votes have been cast.
In SM Hall, there are 665 voters, 552 votes cast with a turnout of 82.93 percent.
In Jagannath Hall, there are 2222 voters and 1831 votes cast, with a turnout of 82.45 percent.
In Rokeya Hall, there are 5676 voters and 3907 votes cast with a turnout of 69 percent.
In Suhrawardy Udyan, there are 4433 voters, with 2947 votes cast with a turnout of 66.48 percent.
In Surja Sen Hall, there are 1498 voters and 1316 votes cast, with a turnout of 88 percent.
In Kabi Jashim Uddin Hall, there are 1303 voters and 1117 votes cast, with a turnout of 86 percent.
In Zia Hall, there are 1753 voters and 1315 votes cast, representing a turnout of 75 percent.
In Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, there are 1609 voters and 1393 votes cast, a turnout of 87 percent.
Earlier, Chief Returning Officer Professor Dr Md Jasim Uddin told reporters that voting in the DUCSU and hall union elections concluded with no major incidents reported throughout the day.
Students cast their vote spontaneously and the overall atmosphere at polling centres was peaceful, he said.
Voter turnout was huge and spontaneous, report our correspondents from different polling centers.
The voting continued amid candidates from rival panels accusing each other of violating electoral code of conduct.
Voters who were in the queues at 4pm will be allowed to cast votes.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan claimed that there was no lack of transparency in the elections.
After visiting three polling centres at the Senate Bhaban around 3pm, the VC said more than 70 percent of votes were cast at various centres.
A total of 471 candidates contested for 28 positions in this year’s Ducsu election.
Among the candidates 48 vied for the post of Vice President (VP), 19 for General Secretary (GS), and 25 for Assistant General Secretary (AGS). For the post of Liberation War and Democratic Movement Secretary, there are 17 candidates. For Common Room, Reading Room, and Cafeteria Secretary, 11 candidates are contesting, while 14 ran for International Affairs Secretary.
Besides, 19 candidates contested for Literature and Cultural Secretary, 12 for Science and Technology Secretary, 9 for Research and Publication Secretary, 13 for Sports Secretary and 12 for Student Transport Secretary.
For the post of Social Service Secretary, there were 17 candidates; Health and Environment Secretary, 15; Human Rights and Law Secretary, 11; and Career Development Secretary, 15. This time, for the member posts, a total of 217 candidates competed.
Over the past several days, candidates ran vibrant campaigns in a festive atmosphere, employing creative methods to win over voters.
