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RAJSHAHI, Aug 20, 2025 (BSS) - A final voter list was published for the 
upcoming election of Rajshahi University Central Students Union (RUCSU), hall 
council and students representatives for senate in its official https:// 
www.ru.ac.bd/rucsu/website last night.
 
In the list, there are 25,152 students, including 15,468 females, who are 
eligible to exercise their rights of franchise in the students' body election 
of the public university.

In the list, there are 24,892 students, including 9,741 females, who are 
eligible to exercise their rights of franchise in the students' body election 
of the public university.

A total of 221 students from the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) were 
added to the final voters list.
 
Earlier in the draft voters list, there were 25,127 voters meaning that 456 
voters dropped out in the final list. 
 
Chief Commissioner of RUCSU election told BSS that the voter list will also 
be available in the concerned residential halls.

After over three decades, Rajshahi University (RU) students are going to get 
back their representative rights as the election to RUCSU is going to be held 
after a long gap of 35 years.
 
Already, the necessary preparations for holding the election are going on in 
full-swing.
 
According to the announced schedule, the election will be held on September 
15.
 
On July 28 (Monday), a seven-member election commission, led by Chief 
Election Commissioner Professor Amzad Hossain, announced the schedule for the 
RUCSU polls.
 
As per the schedule, the code of conduct has already been published, and the 
draft and final voter lists were also released.

Nomination papers will be distributed from August 20 to 23. Submissions will 
be accepted on August 24, 25, and 26 while scrutiny of the nomination papers 
will take place on August 27 and 28. The preliminary list of candidates will 
be published on August 31. Candidates may withdraw their nominations on 
September 2. The final list will be published on September 4.
 
Polling will be held in all residential halls on September 15 from 9:00 am to 
4:00 pm.