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Left Front Leads in JNUSU Count as Results Due Today

The Election Committee plans to declare the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union outcome on November 6 after a 67% turnout in a contest pitting Left Unity against the ABVP.

Overview

  • Vote counting is underway with preliminary rounds indicating Left Unity ahead for president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary.
  • Early figures reported by media show Aditi Mishra, Kizhakoot Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav and Danish Ali leading their races, with sample tallies such as 597–316 in the vice-president contest; these numbers remain provisional.
  • The JNUSU Election Committee says final results will be announced on November 6 following counting that began Tuesday night.
  • This year 9,043 students were eligible to vote and turnout reached 67%, down from 70% in the previous election and 73% in 2023–24.
  • The race largely pits the Left Unity coalition of AISA, SFI and DSF against the RSS-affiliated ABVP, and students are also electing 42 school councillors.