Candidates,for the Panjab University senate elections,on Saturday made last minute efforts to woo voters,ahead of polls scheduled for Sunday. Apart from seeking votes,many candidates promised to ferry eligible voters with a pick up and drop facility being arranged for the purpose. Many candidates organised dinner meets as well,to address a select gathering. The university has so far not been able to keep a check on the expenditure of the candidates. More than 5 lakh voters are eligible to vote on Sunday. Though a majority are in Punjab and Chandigarh,there a quite a few voters in Himachal Pradesh,Haryana and even Delhi. A total of 65 candidates are contesting for 15 posts in the PU senate's graduate category while about 15 are contesting for 4 seats in the teacher's category. In the graduate category,apart from the serving and retired teachers,bank employees and industrialists are also in the poll fray.
