Berhampur: All nine candidates for the student union elections at Gopalpur College in Ganjam district are set to get elected unopposed, as no other student filed nominations against them on Friday for the Oct 15 poll, said a teacher.The unopposed candidates are R Durga Prasad Rao of MA in PM&IR (president), G Bhagaban Patra of the same department (vice-president), Bibhu Prasad Sahu, Plus III, arts (secretary), besides those for the posts of assistant secretary, athletic secretary, assistant athletic secretary, and boys’, girls’ and class representatives, a source said.Officially, their names will be declared after the process of withdrawal of nominations on Saturday, he said.In some other colleges and two universities — Berhampur and Khallikote Unitary — the candidates filed their nominations, accompained by their supporters.Police have made security arrangements in all colleges to avoid any untoward incident.Out of a total of 51 higher education institutions, including two universities, in the district, the authorities in at least 12 colleges are trying to choose the student union office-bearers through selection process, sources said. In Konkorada college, several students, however, staged protests against the selection process.