Shillong, November 12: All ten candidates contesting for various posts of the North-Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) for the 2026–27 academic session have been declared elected unopposed, according to an official notification issued by the university’s Election Commission on November 6.
Banskhemlang Marwein, a PhD scholar from the Department of Physics, has been elected President of NEHUSU, while Kitboklang Turnia, a first-semester LLM student from the Department of Law, has been elected Vice-President.
Enalsius Lamare, a third-semester student from the Department of Anthropology, has been elected General Secretary, while Laticia Iawphniaw, a third-semester student from the Department of Khasi, will serve as Assistant General Secretary.
Risamhauni Shylla, a PhD scholar from the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), has been elected Finance Secretary.
Lastarborn Lamare, a ninth-semester student from the Department of Law, has been elected Games and Sports Secretary, while Hamebanskhem Kharbani, a seventh-semester BA LLB student from the Department of Law, has been elected Academic Secretary.
Jennyzia Shylla, a fifth-semester B.Ed. student from the Department of Education, has been elected Social and Cultural Secretary, while Omilsha Nongpoh, a first-semester student from the Department of Environmental Studies (EVS), has been elected Public Relations Secretary.
Rutherford Swer, a seventh-semester student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), has been elected Editor of the students’ union.
According to the notification, all ten candidates were elected uncontested, with no voting required for any of the posts.
The official notification was issued by NEHUSU Returning Officer Dr. Davidson Pyngrope on November 6, 2026, formally declaring the results of the students’ union election.
Following the completion of the election process, the newly elected office-bearers took charge on Tuesday, November 10, at the office of the Dean of Students’ Welfare at NEHU, Shillong.
