ALLAHABAD: After appointing the returning officer (RO) and the advisory committee for holding the next student union elections on its campus, the Allahabad University authorities have declared the detailed schedule for AUSU polls The polling will be held on October 5 and the oath taking ceremony will take place on October 6.Returning Officer for AUSU Prof RK Upadhyay while elaborating the election schedule said that candidature forms can be availed from several of the counters that would be opened at union hall on September 24 and 25 between 10 to 2pm. On the next day, the candidates can file nomination and submit the same at the union hall between 10 to 2pm and on the same day in the evening, the list of candidates will be uploaded on university's website.The date for withdrawing the nominations is September 27 and on the same day, candidates can raise objections.The tentative list would be uploaded along with the objections on September 28 and varsity authorities have kept two days i.e. September 29 and 30 for scrutiny of forms and declaring the final list of the eligible candidates.October 1 is the date for qualifying speech which would be held between 12 to 3pm from the ramparts of the union hall. The candidates have been given two days i.e October 3 and 4 for campaigning.Polling would be held from 8am to 2pm on October 5. The university will make arrangements for polling booths at the senate campus as well as the premises of women’s hostel.Counting of votes would start from 5pm on the same date and will continue till the announcement of results and the final list of the winning candidates will be uploaded on university's website the same day.Oath taking ceremony will be held on October 6 at the union hall at 11am, the RO said.The RO has made it clear that AU can take strict action if the candidates are found to flout the norms laid down under Lyngdoh Committee's recommendations. Prof Singh has also made it clear that all the candidates, fighting for the post of president, would be allowed to witness the counting which would be held in the central library premises.

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