VOL. XXVI NO. 1• ELECTION SPECIAL

★ ELC PRESENTS UDGHOSH 2026 ★

PRICE: ONE SOLE VOTE

The ELC Gazette

The Official Broadsheet Dispatch & Nominee Directory for Udghosh 2026

EDITION: UDGHOSH '2611 CONSTITUENCIES

“Democracy Through Literacy • 11 Academic Constituencies”

ELC WIRE

+++ ELC-WIRE 14:00 +++ ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB COMMENCES OFFICIAL UDGHOSH 2026 SCRUTINY ✦ ALL NOMINATIONS VALIDATED BY ELC SCRUTINY BOARD ✦ PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULED AT AUDITORIUM 1 AT SUNSET ✦ BALLOT PRINTING PROCEEDING UNDER OBSERVER PROTOCOL ✦ THE ELC GAZETTE SPECIAL CIRCULATION NOW ACTIVE ACROSS ALL DESKS ✦ STRICT CODE OF CONDUCT: NO PROXY CANVASSING PERMITTED ++++++ ELC-WIRE 14:00 +++ ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB COMMENCES OFFICIAL UDGHOSH 2026 SCRUTINY ✦ ALL NOMINATIONS VALIDATED BY ELC SCRUTINY BOARD ✦ PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULED AT AUDITORIUM 1 AT SUNSET ✦ BALLOT PRINTING PROCEEDING UNDER OBSERVER PROTOCOL ✦ THE ELC GAZETTE SPECIAL CIRCULATION NOW ACTIVE ACROSS ALL DESKS ✦ STRICT CODE OF CONDUCT: NO PROXY CANVASSING PERMITTED +++

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION SUPREME CHARTER

The Official Udghosh 2026 Election Constitution

Ratified statutory rules, candidate scrutiny bylaws, and representation covenants for all 10 constituencies.

Read Full Constitution

OFFICIAL GAZETTE PROCLAMATIONGLBITM • ELC CIVIC SIMULATION

MOCK ELECTION LEDGER // 14 OCTOBER 2026

UDGHOSH 2026: The Campus Speaks — Collegiate Democracy in Action

UDGHOSH 2026 (उद्घोष) stands as the flagship electoral literacy simulation organized by the Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology & Management under the guidance of ECI SVEEP principles. Transforming democratic theory into real-world experience, Udghosh empowers scholars across ten academic constituencies to deliberate, debate, and elect their symbolic department representatives through verified, secret ballots.

More than a contest of personalities, Udghosh is a masterclass in civic responsibility. Guided by an official Election Constitution, nominees undergo rigorous scrutiny, adhere to a strict ₹1,000 campaign spending limit, and answer a structured 6-point policy questionnaire. It is your classroom, your candidate, and your decisive ballot.

The Tri-Pillar Electoral Charter of Udghosh 2026:

PILLAR 1: Universal Suffrage & Secret Ballot

Every registered scholar holds one non-transferable vote on encrypted, anonymous terminals with absolute ballot secrecy.

PILLAR 2: 11 Academic Constituencies

Direct departmental representation across CSE, CSH, IT, CSAI, AIML, CSDS, ECE, EEE, MBA, MCA, and ME under neutral symbols.

PILLAR 3: Debates & Expenditure Scrutiny

Mandatory 7-stage timed public debates, structured 6-question manifestos, and a strict ₹1,000 campaign spending ceiling.

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11 CONSTITUENCIES100% SECRET BALLOT

“नेता नहीं, प्रतिनिधि चुनिए • ELC चुनता नहीं, चुनाव कराता है”

Examine Full Constitution

SECTION II FEATURE VOTER SCRUTINY BUREAU

KYC: Know Your Candidate Registry

Explore interactive 3D dossier files, policy covenants, and manifestos of all nominated candidates contesting across our 10 academic constituencies.

Enter KYC Candidate Bureau

ALL 11 ACADEMIC CONSTITUENCIES REPRESENTED IN THE ARCHIVES:

CSAI

Computer Science & AI

CSAIML

CS (AI & Machine Learning)

CSDS

CS (Data Science)

CSE

Computer Science & Engineering

CSH

Computer Science (Hindi)

CSIT

Computer Science & Info Tech

ECE

Electronics & Communication

EEE

Electrical & Electronics Eng.

MBA

Master of Business Administration

MCA

Master of Computer Applications

Mechanical Engineering

Universal Secret Ballot

Every enrolled student in each constituency holds one sovereign vote, cast in absolute privacy and recorded with tamper-evident ballots.

Tri-Point Covenants

Every candidate is bound by a verified 3-point manifesto covenant published in the Gazette archives prior to polling.

ELC Oversight

The Electoral Literacy Club ensures impartial administration, transparent vote tallies, and zero administrative bias.

ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT UDGHOSH 2026 CORPS

The Executive Teams & Operational Desks

Official roster of student architects, field coordinators, and scrutineers managing Ground Management & Logistics (GML), Technical Systems, Media, Audits, and Model Code of Conduct.

8 DESKS • 39 ACCREDITED MEMBERS

CENTRAL SECRETARIATCODE: EXEC

LEAD: Mrs. Richa Sharma & Samriddh Tripathi

Executive Leadership & Secretariat

Club Administration, Institutional Liaison & Commission Authority

Executive stewardship of the Electoral Literacy Club, coordinating administrative approvals, faculty oversight, institutional policy, and election integrity.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (5)

Mrs. Richa Sharma

LEAD

Club Co-ordinator (Faculty)

Faculty AdvisorFaculty

Samriddh Tripathi

LEAD

President

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Pushkar Tripathi

LEAD

Vice President

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Ravi Sharan Srivastava

Secretary

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Nikhil Kumar Singh

Joint Secretary + Technical Affairs In-Charge

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3E)3rd Year

GROUND & LOGISTICSCODE: GML

LEAD: Kartikey Pandey

GML Team (Ground Management & Logistics)

Station Setup, Queue Marshal Dynamics & Materials Custody

Deploys on-ground voting stations, coordinates campus crowd flow, enforces polling booth isolation, and oversees ballot logistics across all department wings.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (7)

Kartikey Pandey

LEAD

Team Lead – GML Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Aayushman Bhadauria

Team Member – GML Team

CS (Artificial Intelligence) (CSAI-2A)2nd Year

Hajarat Ansari

Team Member – GML Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Ritik Jaiswal

Team Member – GML Team

CS & Humanities (CSH-3A)3rd Year

Rishabh Thakur

Team Member – GML Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2E2)2nd Year

Abhijit Barick

Team Member – GML Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2A)2nd Year

Sachin Chaudhary

Team Member – GML Team

CS (Artificial Intelligence) (CSAI-3C)3rd Year

TECHNICAL AFFAIRSCODE: TECH

LEAD: Nikhil Kumar Singh

Technical Affairs Team

Digital Ballot Engine, Portals & Network Infrastructure

Builds and maintains the election portal, voter verification databases, tamper-evident digital ballot registers, and the live broadsheet telemetry engine.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (2)

Nikhil Kumar Singh

LEAD

Joint Secretary + Technical Affairs Team In-Charge

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3E)3rd Year

Dev Agarwal

Team Member – Technical Affairs Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

RESEARCH & EXECUTIONCODE: RCE

LEAD: Sparsh Pathak

RCE Team (Research, Content & Execution)

Constitutional Scrutiny, Candidate Protocols & Research

Researches statutory electoral guidelines, formulates the election bylaws, scrutinizes candidate nomination compliance, and oversees rigorous procedural execution.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (3)

Sparsh Pathak

LEAD

Team Lead – RCE Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3E)3rd Year

Harsh Anand

Team Member – RCE Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Gautam Saini

Team Member – RCE Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

PUBLIC RELATIONSCODE: PR

LEAD: Tanuj Rouniyar

PR Team (Public Relations)

Campus Outreach, Candidate Coordination & Liaison

Manages inter-departmental student communication, candidate candidate relations, debate registrations, and institutional announcements across classes.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (6)

Tanuj Rouniyar

LEAD

Team Lead – PR Team

CSE (AI & Machine Learning) (CSE (AIML)-3E)3rd Year

Samrat Barar

Team Member – PR Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2E2)2nd Year

Devansh Tyagi

Team Member – PR Team

CSE (AI & Machine Learning) (CSE (AIML)-2C)2nd Year

Anurag Mishra

Team Member – PR Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2B)2nd Year

Shreyansh Singh

Team Member – PR Team

Electronics & Communication (ECE-2B)2nd Year

Riddhi Varshney

Team Member – PR Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2E)2nd Year

CREATIVE DESIGNCODE: DESIGN

LEAD: Ramakant Verma & Ritam Tiwari

Design Team

Visual Identity, Broadsheet Layouts & Campaign Art

Crafts the tactile vintage broadsheet aesthetic, official ballots, election posters, infographic banners, and commemorative ELC Gazette ephemera.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (5)

Ramakant Verma

LEAD

Team Lead – Design Team

AI & Machine Learning (AIML)2nd Year

Ritam Tiwari

LEAD

Team Co-Lead – Design Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Sakshi Singh

Team Member – Design Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Tripurari Kumar

Team Member – Design Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2G)2nd Year

Divyanshi Rai

Team Member – Design Team

Electronics & Communication (ECE-3A)3rd Year

EDITORIAL & PRESSCODE: EDITORIAL

LEAD: Rachit Rawat

Editorial Team

Gazette Scrutiny, Manifesto Dossiers & Press Dispatches

Investigates and edits candidate manifestos, writes front-page broadsheet commentary, fact-checks campaign covenants, and curates historical election records.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (4)

Rachit Rawat

LEAD

Team Lead – Editorial Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Harshvardhan Singh Rawat

Team Member – Editorial Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Rohan Pandey

Team Member – Editorial Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Aman Tiwari

Team Member – Editorial Team

CS (AI & Machine Learning) (CS (AI/ML)-2A)2nd Year

SOCIAL MEDIACODE: SOCIAL

LEAD: Ayush Yadav & Ilma Rizwi

Social Media Team

Real-Time Telemetry, Student Engagement & Broadcasts

Directs digital engagement across student networks, live-streams candidate debates, broadcasts ballot counting updates, and documents the election timeline.

ACCREDITED CORPS MEMBERS (7)

Ayush Yadav

LEAD

Team Lead – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2B)2nd Year

Ilma Rizwi

LEAD

Team Co-Lead – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Shahina Firdaus

Team Member – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-3D)3rd Year

Kanika

Team Member – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year

Daksh Bhasin

Team Member – Social Media Team

CS (AI & Machine Learning) (CS (AI/ML)-3B)3rd Year

Anmol Khari

Team Member – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2B)2nd Year

Khushi Bansal

Team Member – Social Media Team

CS (Data Science) (CSDS-2C)2nd Year