JNUSU Elections Result 2024: Left, BAPSA sweep student election, take all 4 posts

NEW DELHI: United Left emerged winner on all the four posts of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) Election. United Left candidate Dhananjay (2,598) defeated ABVP candidate Umesh Chandra Ajmeera (1,676) by a margin of 922 votes to grab the JNUSU president's post. The JNUSU elections were conducted on Friday, March 22.

Avijit Ghosh (2,409), who was elected the JNUSU vice-president, defeated ABVP candidate Deepika Sharma (1,482). The general secretary post was bagged by BAPS candidate Priyanshi Arya, who was supported by United Left. Arya (2,887) defeated ABVP's Arjun Anand (1,961) by a margin of 926 votes. Mo Sajid (2,574) of United Left defeated Govind Dangi (2,066) of ABVP to bag the joint secretary's post.

Dalit JNUSU president after 27 years

The JNU elected a dalit as JNUSU president after 27 years. United Left candidate Dhananjay is a PhD student from the School of Arts and Aesthetics. He is from Gaya, Bihar.

Students from 20 schools of the university were eligible to cast their ballot, according to the EC data. A total of 73% turnout was recorded during JNUSU 2024 polls. The Jawaharlal Nehru University is conducting election for its student body JNUSU after 2019.

The election committee stated that the two rounds of the JNUSU elections were postponed because of logistical issues. Following a four-year break, over 7,700 registered voters cast secret ballots in the election.

JNUSU Elections 2024: Nominations

The United Left supported BAPSA's Priyanshi Arya as the candidature of its candidate general secretary Swati Singh was cancelled. The JNUSU election committee revoked the nomination of Swati Singh after the ABVP filed a challenge with the university's Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC). Later, Swati went on a hunger strike in protest of not being re-elected or nominated for the general secretary position. The high court had later quashed the rustication order.

Farheen Zaidi was competing for general secretary and Junaid Raza for president from the Congress's student organisation, NSUI. Rupak Kumar Singh for general secretary, Priyanshi Arya for joint secretary, MD Anas A for vice president, and Biswajit Minji for president were the BAPSA's candidates for the Central Panel.