Sirsa: Chaudhary Devi Lal University yesterday elected Ravinder Paul Ahlawat, a Reader in the Department of Physical Education, and Dilbag Singh, a Reader in the Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering to its Executive Council (EC) here.

There were six nominations for the two seats of the EC, out of which these two qualified after the polls took place in the Tagore Bhawan block of the university.

"Votes were casted by 61 teachers, lecturers and readers," said SK Gahlawat, returning officer for the poll.

Ahlawat secured 24 votes, while Dilbag Singh got 22.

Gahlawat while disclosing the vote score of other candidates said that, "A Reader in the Law Department, polled 21 votes, Satyawan Dalal, a lecturer in Public Administration (20 votes), Shalender Hooda, a lecturer in the Commerce Department (18 votes) and Rani Devi, a lecturer in the Energy and Environment Sciences Department (12 votes)."

All Readers and lecturers are entitled to contest these two posts, at least one of which is to be filled by a Reader.