Overview
- Voting runs 9 am–1 pm and 2:30–5:30 pm, with counting at 9 pm today and official results on November 6.
- The race is led by the Left Unity bloc versus ABVP, with NSUI, PSA, DSO, BAPSA and independents also on the ballot.
- Left Unity fields Aditi Mishra for president with Kizhakoot Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav and Danish Ali; ABVP nominates Vikas Patel, Tanya Kumari, Rajeshwar Kant Dubey and Anuj.
- Seven candidates vie for president and 20 compete for the four central posts overall, while 111 councillor nominations are confirmed and about 9,043 students are eligible to vote with roughly 30% women among central nominations.
- A high‑intensity presidential debate closed campaigning before the mandatory 24‑hour silence period.