Overview
- Nominations open on August 27 with same‑day scrutiny and objections, final lists post on August 28, polling and same‑day counting for office bearers take place on September 3 at the Gymnasium Hall, and the executive council election is slated for September 11 at the Department of Zoology.
- Over 70,000 students are expected to vote, including roughly 16,000 on campus and more than 55,000 across 11 affiliated colleges.
- Operational measures include denying entry to vehicles without official stickers from August 26, a ban on car rallies, prior permission for gatherings over five, and prohibitions on posters, pamphlets, and vehicle stickers.
- Eligibility rules require at least 75% attendance and no compartments or backlogs, with violations risking disciplinary action up to cancellation of candidature.
- Campaign alignments are shifting as HPSU and PUSU back Aryan Verma, PSU (Lalkaar) fields Jobanpreet, SOPU absorbs GGSU leaders, and local reports note factional tensions within several groups with police on alert.