DUTA polls: DTF wins 4 executive seats
31 Aug 2013 5:05 AM IST
Owing to a suspension of regular classes, Delhi University teachers cast their votes in the Delhi University Teachers’ Association elections (DUTA) held inside the Arts Faculty on the North Campus on Thursday in large numbers.
As per late night updates given by Saikat Ghosh, who has won with a huge margin of 6,0231 votes as a DUTA executive, the Left-backed Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) has made a comeback with four of its candidates winning the post of DUTA executives.
At the time of going to press, counting of votes for the president’s post was still on. DTF’s
Nandita Narain is leading with 500 votes.
A DU official said, ‘Instead of giving time to classes, teachers had spent their time in campaigning and polling for their favorite candidates.’ SD Siqqiqui, secretary of DUTA, said, ‘The voting commenced from 10 am and continued till 5 pm. Complete results are expected late on Thursday night.’
The working conditions of ad hoc teachers and the new four-year undergraduate course had been the two main issues on the agenda of candidates. The two leading contestants in the poll fray are Nandita Narain and Ashwani Shankar. Narain is an associate professor of Mathematics in St. Stephen’s, while Ashwani Shankar is associate professor of History in Deshbandhu College.
As per late night updates given by Saikat Ghosh, who has won with a huge margin of 6,0231 votes as a DUTA executive, the Left-backed Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) has made a comeback with four of its candidates winning the post of DUTA executives.
At the time of going to press, counting of votes for the president’s post was still on. DTF’s
Nandita Narain is leading with 500 votes.
A DU official said, ‘Instead of giving time to classes, teachers had spent their time in campaigning and polling for their favorite candidates.’ SD Siqqiqui, secretary of DUTA, said, ‘The voting commenced from 10 am and continued till 5 pm. Complete results are expected late on Thursday night.’
The working conditions of ad hoc teachers and the new four-year undergraduate course had been the two main issues on the agenda of candidates. The two leading contestants in the poll fray are Nandita Narain and Ashwani Shankar. Narain is an associate professor of Mathematics in St. Stephen’s, while Ashwani Shankar is associate professor of History in Deshbandhu College.
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