Six candidates in fray for PUTA elections

Patiala, October 6

Only six candidates are left in the fray for the posts of president, vice-president and secretary for the elections to the Punjabi University Teachers Association (PUTA).

The PUTA will have 11 members, including four office-bearers and seven members of the executive council. The university said six candidates have filed nomination papers for the post of president. This includes Dr Gurnam Singh Virk, Dr Jaswinder Singh Brar, Dr Bhiminder Singh, Dr Nirmal Singh, Dr Bhupinder Singh and Dr Dharamvir Sharma. Similarly, six members have filed nomination papers for the posts of vice-president and secretary each, while seven have filed papers for the post of joint secretary.

As many as 17 individuals have filed nomination papers for seven posts of executive member. The university said the final list of candidates will be issued on October 11 and the elections will be held on October 14.

Meanwhile, one candidate each has filed nomination papers for the four office-bearer posts of Punjabi University Constituent College Teachers’ Association (PUCCTA) and seven persons have filed nominations for executive member posts. candidates nomination papers that have been filed for executive member posts. — TNS