Sunabeda,Oct 27 [UDN}: The newly elected student union representatives of Semiliguda College in Koraput district took the oath of office on Friday following the announcement of the student union election results on Thursday night. The oath-taking ceremonies were organised at Semiliguda College and Sunabeda Women’s Degree College, marking the beginning of the new student representatives’ tenure for the academic session 2026–27.
At Semiliguda College, student leader *Tapaswini Jani* was elected president after defeating her rival by a narrow margin of six votes. The other elected representatives included Manas Turuk as vice-president, Suraj Kuldeep as general secretary, Anil Jani as joint secretary, Ram Tadi as sports secretary, Mujes Khol as drama secretary, Ranjit Sakia as boys’ common room secretary, Shravani Fabi Barad as girls’ common room secretary, and Manisha Bahadur Khetri as day scholar secretary.
College Principal *Dr. Jhansi Singh* administered the oath of office to the nine newly elected representatives during a ceremony held on Friday. The programme was attended by several prominent political and public representatives, including Koraput Sub-Collector Rashid, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) district president Jhinna Hikaka, former MLA Raghuram Padal, Zilla Parishad chairperson Sasmita Melka, and Koraput Municipality chairperson Lalat Ranjan Sethi.
The dignitaries welcomed the newly elected student representatives by presenting them with party scarves and flower garlands. Their participation added to the celebratory atmosphere surrounding the election results and the formal assumption of responsibilities by the new student leadership.
Following the oath-taking ceremony, a victory procession featuring the newly elected representatives was taken out from the college campus. The procession passed through different parts of the town, with workers and members of both the BJD and the Congress party participating in the celebrations.
A similar oath-taking ceremony was organised at *Sunabeda Women’s Degree College, where all the selected student representatives formally assumed their responsibilities. College Principal **Usharani Das* administered the oath to 18 female students who had been elected or selected for various positions in the student representative body.
Faculty members, including lecturers and other teaching staff, as well as parents, attended the programme at Sunabeda Women’s Degree College. Other college employees extended their cooperation in organising and managing the ceremony.
The oath-taking programmes at both institutions marked an important occasion for student participation in campus affairs. The newly appointed representatives are expected to serve as a link between students and college authorities, raise student concerns, encourage academic and extracurricular activities, and contribute to maintaining a constructive and participatory campus environment during the 2026–27 academic session.
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