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JNUSU Elections Held Today; Key Contenders Revealed
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is holding its student union elections today, November 4.
Students will vote for their new leaders who will represent them for the next year.
There are two main groups competing: a united front of left-wing parties and the right-wing ABVP.
The elections have a full schedule, with voting happening today and the results expected on November 6.
Last year, the left-leaning groups won most of the top positions, but the ABVP managed to win the joint secretary role.
This year's election will determine who leads the student union.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is holding its Students' Union (JNUSU) elections today, November 4.
The election process included displaying the voter list, issuing and filing nominations, and displaying the final list of candidates.
The Left-wing alliance consists of AISA, DSF, and SFI, while the Right-wing contestant is ABVP.
Key candidates include Aditi Mishra for President from the Left-wing and Vikas Patel for President from ABVP.
Results for the JNUSU elections are scheduled to be declared on November 6.
- Who
- Candidates from Left-wing alliance (AISA, DSF, SFI) and Right-wing (ABVP) for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections.
- What
- Student elections for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU).
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.
- When
- Polling on November 4; Results on November 6.
- Why
- To elect representatives for the JNUSU for the 2025-26 student term.
Left-wing Alliance (AISA, DSF, SFI)
Right-wing (ABVP)
Contestant Representation
Left-wing Alliance (AISA, DSF, SFI)
Aditi Mishra (PhD, School of International Studies) for President, Kizhakoot Gopika Babu for Vice President, Sunil Yadav for General Secretary, and Danish Ali for Joint Secretary.
Right-wing (ABVP)
Vikas Patel (3rd-year PhD Research Scholar) for President, Tanya Kumari (PhD, Sociology, Centre for the Study of Social Systems) for Vice President, Rajeshwar Kant Dubey for General Secretary, and Anuj Damara for Joint Secretary.
Previous Election Performance
Left-wing Alliance (AISA, DSF, SFI)
Left-backed groups won three of the four central panel posts in the previous year.
Right-wing (ABVP)
ABVP secured the joint secretary's position in the previous year, their first win in nearly a decade.
Key facts
- Election Date
- November 4
- Results Date
- November 6
- Voter List Displayed
- October 24
- Nomination Form Issuance
- October 25
- Nomination Filing
- October 27
- Valid Nominations Displayed
- October 28
- Withdrawal of Nominations
- October 28
- Final Candidate List Displayed
- October 28
Quotes
Vikas Patel
ABVP candidate
“The same ideology that destroys villages in Chhattisgarh spreads poison on campuses under the guise of revolution… If anyone will raise the Tricolour here, it’s us.”
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“The campus is in chaos,” he said. “And the Left, the very people sitting on your left are the reason for it.””
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Aditi Mishra
Presidential candidate of the United Left
“Their attack,” she said, “is not on individuals, but on the idea of India, on the dreams of Bhagat Singh and Ambedkar.”
indianexpress.com
“Our libraries have no journals, our labs have no equipment, and schools are being shut down…”
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Vikash
NSUI candidate
“You said you would fight for GSCASH [Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment], but this month you nominated a candidate who was part of the ICC.”
indianexpress.com
“In a campus where conversations this week swung easily between Gaza and Gaya, the fight for dignity and jobs cannot remain outside these walls.”
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Shinde Vijayalaxmi
Progressive Students Association's presidential candidate
“The students of JNU cannot be scared or silenced by the state.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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