Voters at Rajshahi University will cast their votes in the Central Student Council (RACSU), Hall Council, and Senate student representative elections at 17 polling centers with a total of 990 booths.
This information was announced in a notice signed by Professor Mohammad Abdul Hannan, a member of the election commission and head of the sub-committee on polling center arrangements, on Thursday night (September 18). Voting will be conducted across nine academic buildings.
Polling Details by Hall and Academic Building:
Mumtazuddin Academic Building:
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Room 156 – Mannujan Hall voters.
Ismail Hossain Siraji Academic Building:
- North Gate → Room 128 – July-36 Hall voters
- Southeast Gate → Room 122 – Rokeya Hall voters
Rabindra Bhaban:
- East-Mid Gate → Room 146 – Tapasi Rabeya Hall
- East-South Gate → Room 119 – Begum Khaleda Zia Hall
- Southwest Gate → Room 123 – Rehmatunnesa Hall
Ibn-e-Hayyan Science Building:
- Room 133 – Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall
- Room 101 – Shaheed Shamsuzzohra Hall
Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Arts Building:
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Room 150 (Bangla Department Gallery) – Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall
Jamal Nazrul Islam Science Building:
- CSL Room 125 – Bijoy-24 Hall
- Southwest Gate → Room 116 – Nawab Abdul Latif Hall
Satyendranath Bose Academic Building:
- Room 133 – Sher-e-Bangla Fazlul Haque Hall
- Room 208 – Matihar Hall
Jagadish Chandra Academic Building:
- Teachers’ Lounge – Mother Bakhsh Hall
- Room 105 – Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall
Zuberi Building:
- East Hall Room – Syed Amir Ali Hall
- West Hall Room – Shah Makhdum Hall
Booth Distribution:
- Ismail Hossain Siraji Building: 150 booths
- Rabindra Bhaban: 150 booths
- Mumtazuddin Arts Building: 75 booths
- Satyendranath Bose Science Building: 100 booths
- Dr. Shahidullah Arts Building: 65 booths
- Ibn-e-Hayyan Science Building: 130 booths
- Jagadish Chandra Science Building: 120 booths
- Jamal Nazrul Islam Science Building: 100 booths
- Zuberi Building: 100 booths
According to the final voters’ list, there are 28,901 voters: 17,596 male students (60.9%) and 11,305 female students (39.14%).
A total of 903 candidates are contesting the elections: 248 for the Central Council, 58 for the Senate student representative, and 597 for Hall Council elections.
Election Process:
Professor Mostafa Kamal Akand, an election commissioner, stated:
“We have decided to conduct counting using the Weimar method, supervised by experts. Each of the 17 centers will have six machines, totaling 102 ballot boxes. The vote count will take place at the RACSU Treasurer’s office and will be under CCTV surveillance. We aim to announce the results within one hour.”
Voting is scheduled for September 25, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the academic buildings, with counting and result announcement on the same day.
