Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Chhatra Shibir-backed panel ‘Combined Students’ Alliance,’ has swept the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) election, winning 20 out of 23 posts, including the posts of Vice President (VP) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS).
This marks the first landslide victory for the Shibir since the RUCSU election was last held 35 years ago.
The only exception came in the General Secretary (GS) race, where Salahuddin Ammar, a former coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement and candidate from the Anti-Dominance Unity panel, won by a big margin.
According to results announced on Friday morning, Shibir’s Mostakur Rahman Jahid secured the VP post by bagging 12,745 votes while his nearest candidate Sheikh Nur Uddin Abir, backed by BNP’s student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, received 3,332 votes.
Mostakur defeated Abir by a margin of 9, 413 votes.
Ammar won the GS post with 11,558 votes defeating Shibir’s Fazle Rabbi Md Fahim Reza, who bagged 5,706 votes. Reza suffered a defeat of 5, 852 votes to Ammar.
For the AGS post, Shibir-backed SM Salman Sabbir secured 6,979 votes, narrowly defeating Jahin Biswas Esha of JCD, who got 5,879 votes, showing the tightest contest in The RUCSU polls.
The Shibir-supported panel also dominated in most other posts, including cultural, sports, women’s affairs, environment, media, and executive positions.
Winners include Zahid Hasan Zoha (Cultural Secretary), Rakibul Islam (Assistant Cultural Secretary), Abu Sayeed Nayeem (Assistant Sports Secretary), Saeeda Hafsa (Women’s Affairs Secretary), and Samia Jannat (Assistant Women’s Affairs Secretary).
In research and publication, Nazmus Saki and Sifat Abu Saleh were elected, while Mujahidul Islam and Asadullah Hil Galib won in media and publication roles.
RUCSU elections held fairly and peacefully, says Observation Team
Imran Laskar and Nayan Mursalin were elected in debate and literature, and Abdullah Al Masud along with Masuma Islam Momo won in environment and social service. Executive members elected include Deep, Sujon Chandra, ImjiauI Ali and Khalid Hasan.
Vote counting began Thursday evening and concluded Friday morning at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium, following results from all 17 halls, including six for female students.
This year’s RUCSU, hall, and student senate elections saw 247 candidates contesting for 23 central posts, 597 candidates for 15 hall union posts across 17 residential halls, and 58 candidates for five student senate seats.
Out of 28,901 registered voters—including 11,305 female and 17,596 male students—69.83 percent cast their votes, with a 63.24 percent turnout in the women’s halls.
Chief Election Commissioner Prof Dr F Nazrul Islam said the long-awaited election was held in a festive and peaceful atmosphere, crediting students for their cooperation and responsible participation after decades of anticipation.
Meanwhile, the Shibir-backed panel swept landslide victories in the DUCSU, JUCSU and CUCSU elections.