2 days ago
Panjab University Student Polls Face Law Department Clash, Results Emerge
Students voted in elections at Panjab University and several Chandigarh colleges.
Voting happened from 9:30 a.m.
until noon.
At the Law Department, students became upset after a gate was closed.
Some students said the closure might stop people from voting and also alleged bogus voting.
The disagreement became a physical confrontation between students and police.
Some protesters were taken away, and others held a sit-in protest.
Meanwhile, some colleges announced their winners.
Abhiraj Singh won at GGDSD College, and Navjot Singh won at Khalsa College.
The main Panjab University campus results were still being counted.
Voting took place from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Panjab University and eight affiliated Chandigarh colleges.
Students and police clashed at the Law Department after protesters objected to a closed gate during polling.
Students alleged restricted access and bogus voting; police later moved to shift a ballot box.
Abhiraj Singh won the GGDSD College presidential election with 2,189 votes, defeating his nearest rival by 457.
Navjot Singh won the presidential election at Khalsa College, while Panjab University campus results remained pending.
- Who
- Students, police personnel, election candidates and student panels at Panjab University and eight Chandigarh colleges.
- What
- Student elections produced several college winners but also a clash at the Panjab University Law Department.
- Where
- Panjab University and affiliated Chandigarh colleges, including the Law Department and colleges in Sectors 10, 11, 26, 32, 42, 45 and 46.
- When
- Voting was held Monday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, with counting beginning afterward.
- Why
- Students protested after a Law Department gate was closed and alleged that access to voting had been restricted and that bogus voting occurred.
Students’ Allegations
Polling and Security Response
Closed gate
Students’ Allegations
Students said the Law Department gate was shut around 10 a.m., making voters worry they might not be allowed to cast ballots.
Polling and Security Response
Police intervened when students tried to enter after the gate was closed; the articles do not provide an official explanation for the closure.
Ballot-box movement
Students’ Allegations
Protesters blocked police from moving a ballot box and later sat on a dharna.
Polling and Security Response
Police attempted to move the ballot box from the Law Department as part of the process to seal and shift departmental boxes for counting.
Polling integrity
Students’ Allegations
Students alleged that bogus voting had taken place and that access to voting had been restricted.
Polling and Security Response
Counting proceeded after polling, but the articles provide no confirmed finding on the allegations.
Key facts
- Voting hours
- 9:30 a.m. to noon on Monday
- Locations
- Panjab University and eight affiliated Chandigarh colleges
- Law Department incident
- Students pushed open a closed gate, confronted police and later held a dharna
- GGDSD College winner
- Abhiraj Singh won the president’s post with 2,189 votes
- GGDSD victory margin
- Abhiraj Singh defeated his nearest rival by 457 votes
- Khalsa College winner
- Navjot Singh of the CSF panel won president
- Panjab University counting
- Departmental ballot boxes were to be shifted under security to the Gymnasium Hall
Quotes
Joban Bhullar
SOI presidential candidate at DAV College, Sector 10
“what the effort brings”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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