Bhubaneswar: Student union elections at two colleges in Odisha’s Bhadrak district have been cancelled due to security concerns and alleged indiscipline among students, officials said on Friday.
The polls at Bhadrak Women’s College and Naami College in Bhandaripokhari were cancelled ahead of the statewide student union elections scheduled for October 15.
In an office order, Naami (Degree) College said, “It is hereby informed to all the staff and students of +3 streams that the notification No. 120/26 dt. 07.10.26 for conduct of students Union Election is withdrawn now due to certain unavoidable sensitive issues.”
In a separate notice, Bhadrak Women’s College announced the cancellation of its Students’ Union Election for the 2026–27 academic session.
“This is for information of all concerned that, the +3 Students’ Union Election for the Academic Session-2026-27 scheduled to be held on 15/10/26 is hereby cancelled as per the unanimous decision of the Students’ Union Advisory Committee, due to the security reason and unavoidable situation in and outside of the college campus. Further, all previous letter issued earlier for the conduct of the same election in this college are hereby cancelled,” the notice stated.
Following the cancellation, students of Bhadrak Women’s College staged a protest against the decision. Police personnel have been deployed on the college campus to prevent any untoward incidents, sources said.
As per the election schedule, students were to file their nomination papers on October 9 between 10 am and 1 pm, while the list of valid nominations was scheduled to be published at 5 pm the same day.
The cancellation of the polls at the two colleges comes ahead of the statewide student union elections scheduled to be held across colleges and higher educational institutions in Odisha on October 15.
