Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- A total of 903 candidates to contest in theupcoming election to Rajshahi University Central Students Union (RUCSU), HallCouncils and Student Representatives to the Senate.

Chief Returning Officer Prof Setaur Rahman said 248 candidates to contest in RUCSU, 597 to 17 Hall Councils and 58 to Senate elections. Among the 248 candidates in RUCSU election, 18 will vie for Vice-president (VP), 13 for General Secretary (GS) and 16 for Assistant General Secretary (AGS). In the 17 hall council polls, 61 will contest for VP, 58 for GS and 57 forAGS. In the six female halls, 16 for VP, 16 for GS and 15 for AGS remain inthe race.

On Sunday last, the candidates were given ballot numbers through lottery. In the RUCSU election, 28,905...