IIUM campus polls postponed again
Published: Jan 16, 2009 7:38 PM | Updated: Jan 16, 2009 9:55 PM
The much anticipated campus polls at IIUM has seen yet another delay after the date was postponed for the second time from Jan 19 to Jan 22.
The much anticipated campus polls at International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) has seen yet another delay after the date was postponed for the second time from Jan 19 to Jan 22.
It was previously slated to be on Jan 15, but soon after a “controversial postponement” was made and the campus polls were changed to Jan 19.
The campus polls will see a tough fight from nominees of the two university factions, pro-Mahasiswa (anti-establishment) and pro-Aspirasi (pro-establishment) as they will name their candidates on Jan 19.
According to pro-Mahasiswa spokesperson, Ahmad Nor Muslim, the notice of the postponement was put up around 6pm yesterday.
Despite the “controversial postponement” that was announced a few days ago, the pro-Mahasiswa group has accepted the new date, saying that they would have more time to campaign.
The reason behind the latest postponement was because of palm oil contaminating the water supply. This affected about 18,000 consumers in the area, including IIUM.
Previously, pro-Mahasiswa students protested against the first postponement, claiming that it was “politically motivated” so that the students could not campaign for the opposition during the Kuala Terengganu by-election on Jan 17.
Pro-Aspirasi retains power at UKM
Meanwhile, the pro-Aspirasi group in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) retained power in the campus election when they won 21 out of 34 seats contested.
According to UKM administration sources, pro-Aspirasi group won eight out of 11 general seats and 13 out of 23 faculty seats.
Another seat contested under Engineering and Architecture faculty will have to await a decision by UKM authorities after the disqualification of the winning pro-Mahasiswa candidate. It was learnt that the candidate did not fulfil the terms and conditions of the election.
But based on the total seats gained by pro-Aspirasi, it clearly showed that their influence has been reduced compared to their landslide win when they won 30 seats last year.
Meanwhile in Universiti Sains Malaysia, the influence of the pro-Mahasiswa group has seen a decline after they failed to retain two of the five seats they had won last year.
According to the official result released last night, pro-Mahasiswa won only three seats with a shocking defeat in their stronghold in the Education Knowledge Centre.
The centre had three seats with pro-Aspirasi bagging one of them.
Expressing shock over the defeat in their own stronghold, pro-Mahasiswa spokesperson Adi Syahid Mohd Ali said that their rivals’ victory "posed questions". He said one of the their candidates was defeated by only two votes.
USM campus polls had 29 higher education seats and six general seats up for grabs.
It was previously slated to be on Jan 15, but soon after a “controversial postponement” was made and the campus polls were changed to Jan 19.The campus polls will see a tough fight from nominees of the two university factions, pro-Mahasiswa (anti-establishment) and pro-Aspirasi (pro-establishment) as they will name their candidates on Jan 19.
According to pro-Mahasiswa spokesperson, Ahmad Nor Muslim, the notice of the postponement was put up around 6pm yesterday.
Despite the “controversial postponement” that was announced a few days ago, the pro-Mahasiswa group has accepted the new date, saying that they would have more time to campaign.
The reason behind the latest postponement was because of palm oil contaminating the water supply. This affected about 18,000 consumers in the area, including IIUM.
Previously, pro-Mahasiswa students protested against the first postponement, claiming that it was “politically motivated” so that the students could not campaign for the opposition during the Kuala Terengganu by-election on Jan 17.
Pro-Aspirasi retains power at UKM
Meanwhile, the pro-Aspirasi group in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) retained power in the campus election when they won 21 out of 34 seats contested.
According to UKM administration sources, pro-Aspirasi group won eight out of 11 general seats and 13 out of 23 faculty seats.Another seat contested under Engineering and Architecture faculty will have to await a decision by UKM authorities after the disqualification of the winning pro-Mahasiswa candidate. It was learnt that the candidate did not fulfil the terms and conditions of the election.
But based on the total seats gained by pro-Aspirasi, it clearly showed that their influence has been reduced compared to their landslide win when they won 30 seats last year.
Meanwhile in Universiti Sains Malaysia, the influence of the pro-Mahasiswa group has seen a decline after they failed to retain two of the five seats they had won last year.According to the official result released last night, pro-Mahasiswa won only three seats with a shocking defeat in their stronghold in the Education Knowledge Centre.
The centre had three seats with pro-Aspirasi bagging one of them.
Expressing shock over the defeat in their own stronghold, pro-Mahasiswa spokesperson Adi Syahid Mohd Ali said that their rivals’ victory "posed questions". He said one of the their candidates was defeated by only two votes.
USM campus polls had 29 higher education seats and six general seats up for grabs.
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