Candidates backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir under the “Odomyo Jobian Oikko” panel have won the Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) posts in the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) election.

The results of 38 polling centers, out of a total of 40, were announced at 1:00 am on Thursday (January 8) by Chief Election Commissioner Professor Dr. Mostafa Hasan.

For the Vice President (VP) post, Riazul Islam of the Shibir-backed Odomyo Jobian Oikko panel secured 5,564 votes, defeating his nearest rival A.K.M. Rakib of the Chhatra Dal-backed Oikkoboddho Nirvik Jobian panel, who received 4,688 votes. The margin of victory was 880 votes.

In the General Secretary (GS) race, Abdul Alim Arif of the Shibir-backed panel won with 5,470 votes. His closest opponent, Khadijat-ul Kubra of the Chhatra Dal-backed panel, obtained 2,203 votes. The Shibir-backed candidate secured 3,267 more votes than his rival.

Meanwhile, for the Assistant General Secretary (AGS) post, Masud Rana of the Shibir-backed Odomyo Jobian Oikko panel received 5,002 votes, while B.M. Atikur Tanzil of the Chhatra Dal-backed Oikkoboddho Nirvik Jobian panel garnered 3,868 votes.

It is noteworthy that 16,645 voters were registered in the JnUCSU election, with an overall voter turnout of approximately 65 percent, according to Election Commissioner Zulfikar Mahmud. On the same day, elections were also held for the Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani Hall Students’ Union, the university’s only women’s hall. Of the 1,242 registered voters there, turnout was approximately 77 percent.