Odisha Campus Poll Results / ABVP Wins President and General Secretary Posts at Utkal University

Bhubaneswar, Oct 16: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won the president and general secretary posts at Utkal University in Vani Vihar, while the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) secured key positions at Rama Devi Women's University as student union election results emerged early Friday.

At Utkal University, ABVP candidate Abhiram Mishra was elected president, while Ayushree Pradhan won the general secretary's post. The elections were held on Thursday, October 15, after a gap of eight years.

Polling took place from 8 am to 2 pm, followed by counting that continued into the night. A total of 29 candidates contested the elections, with the main contest for the top posts involving ABVP, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and BCJD.

According to the second-round counting figures provided, Mishra secured 893 votes, ahead of NSUI candidate Sourav Behera, who received 720 votes, and BCJD candidate Suryanarayan Nayak, who polled 594 votes.

For the general secretary's post, Pradhan received 845 votes. NSUI candidate Dibyadarshan Das secured 583 votes, while BCJD candidate Sambit Suman Rath received 768 votes.

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At Rama Devi Women's University, BCJD candidates won the key posts announced so far. Sonali Behera was elected president, Arpita Mahapatra secured the vice-president's post, and Laxmipriya Biswal was elected general secretary.

The results mark a significant contest between student organisations at two of Odisha's prominent universities, with ABVP securing the top posts at Utkal University and BCJD registering wins at Rama Devi Women's University.