PU all set to hold senate polls on Tuesday

Chandigarh: Principals and staff members of technical and professional colleges will elect their ordinary fellows under Section 13, sub-section (1) (d) of the

Panjab University

Act on August 3.

Polling booths have been set up at various places in Chandigarh and in the state. A total of 28 polling booths will be set up in Chandigarh and Punjab for election of two constituencies of Panjab University (PU)

Senate

on August 3.

For principals of technical and professional colleges and staff of technical and professional colleges constituencies, election will be held on August 3. Both the constituencies will have five and four candidates respectively. There will be 52 and 789 voters respectively. Counting of votes will be done on August 5.

On Monday, four polling booths will be set up in Chandigarh and 24 will be set up in different districts of Punjab.

To prevent unauthorised voting, authorities will set up a centralised control room and proceedings will be filmed. Observers and polling officers will take rounds to ensure fair

elections

. “In view of the

Covid-19

situation, we have made sure proper social distancing and all the guidelines given by the Government of India are being followed,” said registrar Vikram Nayyar.

The four-year term of the previous Senate ended on October 31. Timing for the polling will be from 9am to 1pm and 1:30pm to 5pm.

Four booths in Chandigarh

In Chandigarh, the polling booths will be set up at Government Home Science College, Sector 10; Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sector 26; Government College of Education, Sector 20; and Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.

24 booths in Punjab

In Punjab, polling booths will be set up in Abohar, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar). Centers would be DAV College of Education at Abohar, Punjab, Jyoti B.Ed College in Fazilka, Rampura and Lala Jagatnarayan Education College, Jalalabad, Dev Samaj College of Education for Women and Baba College of Education in Ferozepur, Mudki, Guru Tegh Bahadur College in Hoshiarpur (Dasuha), DAV College (Hoshiarpur), Sant Baba Hari Singh College (Mahilpur), Bhutta College (Bhutta) in Ludhiana, Doraha College (Doraha).

GHG Khalsa College (Gurusar Sadhar), AS College of Education (Khanna), Guru Gobind Singh College (Jagrawan), DD Jain College of Education (Kidwai Nagar), GHG Harprakash College (Sidhwan Khurd), LLR Memorial College (Dhudike) in Moga, Satyam College of Education-Ghal Kalan, Sant Darbara Singh College (Lopan), Sant Baba Bhag Singh College (Sukhanand), Lala Hansraj Memorial College (Talwandi), Dasmesh Girls College (Badal) in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Giddarbaha, Khalsa College (Muktsar) and Rait College of Law (Balachaur), Nawanshahr have been set up as centers.