Calicut varsity union polls likely by March

Elections not held for past two years due to the pandemic

Students’ union polls in colleges affiliated to the University of Calicut for 2021-22 are likely to be held by February last week or March first week.

This follows an online meeting the university authorities had with representatives of students’ organisations on Monday. Syndicate sources said that all the students’ leaders demanded that the polls be held in line with the COVID protocol, though they were concerned about the rapid transmission of the infection.

However, since exams are going to be held for various courses in the coming weeks, there is likely to be a clash of dates. So, it was proposed that the polls could be held by February last week or March first week. A Syndicate sub-committee would discuss the proposal and submit a report before the Syndicate meeting scheduled for January 29, the sources said.