GUWAHATI: The results of Cotton University elections were declared on Wednesday, January 5. The results for the post of General Secretary (GS) and President of Cotton University, along with the full list of winners are out.
Abhishek Mahanta has won the GS position from the MNDP hostel and Niyar Deka has won the President position from the SMH hostel.
The entire Cotton University premises came to a halt after getting filled with passionate supporters who cheered for their victors. G Plus spoke to the newly-elected General Secretary of the University, Abhishek Mahanta who stated that he intends to work on the issues of the students. On the matter of harbouring further political ambitions, Mahanta said that he would not mind an opportunity.
The MNDP hostellers have been elated over the victory of Mahanta, who belongs to their hostel. A few of the candidates were backed by organisations such as AASU and SMSS, however, the fight has been largely between the hostels.
The final list of winners:
President - Niyar Deka
GS - Abhishek Mahanta
Vice President - Heena Dewri
Assistant GS - Jumi Gogoi
Editor - Saswati Priyadarshani
Debating - Sudarshan Kaushik Sarma