Chandigarh, Aug. 29 -- With just six days to go for the Panjab University (PU) elections, the final list of nominated candidates was displayed across nine city colleges in Chandigarh on Thursday. A total of 111 candidates are now vying for various posts, including 29 presidential hopefuls. Notably, three of these presidential candidates are women from co-ed colleges, set to potentially lead their college councils if elected.

In a major shift from previous trends, prominent co-ed colleges such as DAV College, Sector 10; SD College, Sector 32, and Post Graduate Government College (PGGC), Sector 46 have female candidates contesting for the top post. The Student Organisation of India (SOI) has put its faith in young women leaders, fielding 1...