Bhubaneswar, Oct. 10 -- Today is the last day for candidates to withdraw their nominations for the student union elections in Odisha. The list of valid candidates has been published following scrutiny of the nomination papers.

Of the 8,325 candidates who filed nominations, 1,175 were rejected, while 7,168 were declared eligible to contest at the college and university levels.

A total of 1,620 candidates have been elected unopposed at the college level, while 33 have secured unopposed victories at the university level.

Among the valid candidates, 1,149 are contesting for the post of president and 758 for general secretary.

Student union elections are returning to Odisha's colleges and universities after an eight-year gap. The last elec...