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JNUSU Polls: Left Leaves ABVP Behind In All 4 Central Panels After Highest Voter Turnout In 12 Years

The polling for Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union took place on Friday.

The Left won the elections in four out of four central panel positions, contrasting the earlier lead by the ABVP as the ounting for the JNU students' union election as the counting procedure ends late on Sunday evening.

The polling for Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union took place on Friday.

The central panel positions include president, vice president, general secretary, and joint secretary. A tight competition is observed between ABVP and the Left parties.

JNUSU Poll Counting

PRESIDENT

Dhananjay (Left)- 2,411

Umesh Chandra Ajmeera (ABVP)- 1,787

VICE PRESIDENT

Avijit Ghosh (Left)- 2,135

Deepika Sharma (ABVP)- 1,545

GENERAL SECRETARY

Priyanshi Arya (BAPSA, Left Supported) – 2,719

Arjun Anand (ABVP) – 1,992

JOINT SECRETARY

Mo Sajid (Left) – 2,336

Govind Dangi (ABVP) – 2,159

JNUSU panels and voting turnout

In this election, 19 candidates are contesting for the four posts, while forty-two candidates are vying for school counselor positions.

The voter turnout stood at 73%, marking the highest in 12 years. In previous years, JNU recorded a turnout of 67.9% in 2019, 67.8% in 2018, 59% in 2016-17, 55% in 2015, 55% in 2013-14, and 60% in 2012.

Student political parties in JNUSU

The United Left alliance consists of All India Students’ Association (AISA), Democratic Students Federation (DSF), Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students’ Federation (AISF).

They are fighting against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which is RSS affiliated.

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