, Oct. 16 -- A total of 69.83 percent votes were cast in the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election, officials confirmed on Thursday.

Election Commissioner of RUCSU, Mostafa Kamal Akand, came up with the final turnout after the end of voting.

Balloting of RUCSU began at 9am and continued until 4pm.

All ballot boxes were taken to Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium for counting.

The ballot papers would be bundled into groups of 100 for efficient counting, which will be conducted using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) machines under the supervision of a panel of experts, said the Commissioner.

"The final results will be prepared in three phases," said Commissioner Akand, adding that counting for one hall w...