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JNU Student Union Vote Count Nears Finish With Split Leads for Left and ABVP

With about 1,500 ballots left, officials expect to declare results tonight.

Overview

  • Latest counting trends show Left Unity ahead for president and vice president, with Aditi Mishra and K. Gopika Babu leading, according to AISA representatives at counting booths.
  • ABVP candidates hold narrow edges in the secretary races after 4,340 votes counted, with Rajeshwar Kant Dubey slightly ahead for general secretary and Anuj Damara marginally up for joint secretary.
  • The JNUSU Election Committee says final results are likely today after a two-day count that followed polling on November 4.
  • ABVP has claimed 14 of 26 declared councillor seats and a clean sweep in three schools, a party assertion pending the committee’s final confirmation.
  • BAPSA announced Komal Devi won the School of Social Sciences councillor seat, marking the group’s first JNU council representation in 11 years; overall turnout was 67% from 9,043 eligible voters.