Final list of candidates for PUTA poll released

Chandigarh, October 17

Prof Manu Sharma from University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) will contest for the president’s post against Mritunjay Kumar from AC Joshi Library in the Panjab University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) general elections.

The final list of candidates was released by the returning officer Vijay Nagpal here today. The elections are schedule to be held on October 28.

Ikreet Singh Bal (Dental College) and Supinder Kaur (Laws Department) will contest for the post of vice-president, while Amarjit Singh Naura (Department of Biochemistry) and Kashmir Singh (Department of Biotechnology) will vie for the post of secretary.

Sarvnarinder Kaur (Department of Biophysics) and Shivani Sharma (Department of Philosophy) have filed their nominations for the post of joint secretary.

Nitin Arora (Department of Economics) and Sucha Singh (USOL) will contest for the post of treasurer.

Deepti Gupta (Department of English), Gaurav Gaur (Department of Social Work), Gautam Bahl (Library-USOL), Jasbir Singh (Department of History), Neelam Paul (Department of Music), Neeraj Kumar Singh (AC Joshi Library), Priyatosh Sharma (Department of History) and Suman Sumi (AC Joshi Library) will contest for Group-I (four seats).

AN Singh (Department of Botany), Balram Sooden (Computer Centre), Mamta Gupta (Computer Unit), Navneet Kaur (Department of Chemistry), Vijay Pal Singh (Department of Chemistry), Vijayta Chadha (Nuclear Medicine), Santosh Upadhyay (Department of Botany) and Suman Mor (Environmental Studies) will contest for Group-II (four seats). — TNS