Student unions filed nominations in remaining colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU) and Mahendra Sanskrit University (MSU) for the Free Students’ Union (FSU) election slated for February 28 on Tuesday.
Nominations were filed in some campuses on Monday.
The election is scheduled to be held in more than 30 campuses in Kathmandu valley alone.
Students affiliated to seven agitating political parties filed joint candidacy in some campuses, and are vying against each other in other campuses.
Students affiliated to All Nepal National Free Student Union were elected unopposed in eight colleges including Ascol, Sanepa Nursing College, while students affiliated to Nepal Student Union have elected unopposed in Public Administration and Thapathali engineering college unions.
In Tribhuvan University Campus, which has the largest voters, a panel of Bhim Shrish (joint panel of Nepal Students’ Union (NSU) and NSU affiliated to NC-D) will contest with Rupesh Khatiwada’s panel of the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), according to reports.
In Nepal Law Campus, NSU and students’ wing of NC-D made a joint panel headed by Nagendra Kumal to contest with Nawaraj Thapaliya of ANNFSU. In Sanothimi Campus, a joint panel of Nepal Revolutionary Students Union, ANNFSU, ANNFSU (unified) headed by Raj Prajapati will contest with another joint panel of NSU and the NSU group headed by Dharma Karki.
The NSU and ANNFSU joined hands under the leadership of Saroj KC at Manohara Campus to fight against the student wing of National Unity Council.
Sudarshan Timilsina (ANNFSU) and Badri Madwari (NSU) filed nominations at Gramin Adarsha Multiple Campus, Nepal Tar. Keshab Koirala of NSU and Sudharshan Dhungana of ANNFSU filed nominations at Balmiki Bidhyapeeth while Janak Raj Timilsina of NSU and Ram Krishna Ghimire of ANNFSU will contest in Nepal Commerce Campus.
A report from Birgunj said the administration of the Thakur Ram Multiple Campus postponed the FSU election on Tuesday and closed the campus indefinitely citing the resignation of the Chief Election Officer.
The final list of candidates will be released on Wednesday.