Overview
- Polling is scheduled for November 4 in two sessions from 9 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, with counting to start at 9 pm and final results due on November 6.
- The contest features Left Unity (AISA, SFI, DSF) against ABVP, with NSUI, PSA, DSO, BAPSA and independents also in the fray following a packed presidential debate and the start of the 24-hour campaign silence.
- Left Unity has fielded Aditi Mishra for president against ABVP’s Vikas Patel and NSUI’s Vikash Bishnoi, with full panels named for vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary on both main slates.
- The scale of the polls includes 20 candidates for the four central posts and 111 confirmed nominations for councillor seats across 18 university centres.
- Speeches mixed national flashpoints with campus grievances, highlighting issues such as fellowships, research access, hostel safety, the Chief Proctor Office manual, and the GSCASH/IC dispute.