JNU Sees 67% Voting in Union Elections; Results on Nov 6
Voting concluded today in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) election polls, with a turnout of 67 per cent. The election, held from 9 am to 5:30 pm with a lunch break, saw 9,043 eligible students casting their ballots. Results will be announced on November 6.
Twenty candidates contested for the four central panel posts: president, vice-president, general secretary, and joint secretary. The Left Unity fielded Aditi Mishra, Kizhakoot Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav, and Danish Ali, while the ABVP put forth Vikas Patel, Tanya Kumari, Rajeshwar Kant Dubey, and Anuj. Students also voted for 42 councillor seats across various schools.
This year's turnout marks a slight dip from the previous election's 70 per cent. However, it is lower than the record 73 per cent witnessed in the 2023-24 elections, the highest in a decade.
The contest primarily pitted the Left Unity against the ABVP. With voting complete, attention now turns to the November 6 result announcement, which will determine the new student leadership at JNU.
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