Final Voter List Released for SHU Central Student Union Elections, Nomination Papers Now Available

The Election Commission of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet has officially released the final voter list for the Central Student Union (CSU) and hall council elections. The list was published on the university’s website on Monday evening, following a prior announcement through an official notice.

According to the final list, a total of 9,124 students are eligible to vote in this year’s CSU election. Non-residential students under the six residential halls have also been included. Among male voters, Shah Paran Hall has 2,220, Bijoy-24 Hall has 2,156, and Syed Mujtaba Ali Hall has 1,422 registered voters. For female students, Aysha Siddika Hall lists 1,344, Begum Sirajunnessa Chowdhury Hall has 1,306, and Fatima Tuz Zahra Hall has 676 voters.

Nazrul Islam, spokesperson for the CSU Election Commission, confirmed that the final list follows several corrections to the draft voter register. He added, “If anyone notices discrepancies in the information, we are allowing corrections to be made up until the election date.”

According to the election schedule, polling is set for 20 January. Meanwhile, the distribution of nomination papers began on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., and one candidate had already collected papers by noon, Nazrul Islam reported.

The Election Commission has also released a checklist of documents required to submit a nomination. A notice signed by Chief Election Commissioner Abul Mukit Muhammad Mokaddes states that candidates for the CSU must deposit BDT 300, while hall council candidates must deposit BDT 200 into the bank before collecting nomination papers. In addition, candidates must submit a national ID card, student ID, and a receipt of a doping test at the time of nomination.

With the final voter list now public and nomination procedures underway, students are preparing for what promises to be a highly competitive election.