JNUSU Students’ Election 2025: 29 candidates in fray for four posts; 13 to contest for president

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union election committee has released the JNUSU candidates list, with 29 vying for various posts. Of the 29 candidates in the fray for four posts - 13 will contest for president post, 5 for vice president, 6 for general secretary, and another 5 for joint secretary.

As per the JNUSU election schedule , the presidential debate will take place on April 23 from 8 pm onwards. On April 25, a total of 7,906 students will cast their votes in the upcoming JNUSU polls.

According to the voter data, 43% of the registered voters are female, while the rest are male. After being delayed this year due to administrative and legal hurdles, the election schedule was announced on April 11.

In March, students locked the Dean of Students' office in protest, alleging unjustified delays. The university administration had attributed the delay to a pending case in the Delhi High Court related to the implementation of Lyngdoh Committee recommendations .

The matter was last heard on March 27. Last year's JNUSU elections were held on March 22, 2024, after a four-year hiatus. The United Left alliance won three of the four central panel posts, while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association ( BAPSA ) secured the fourth.

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JNUSU candidates’ list 2025

As per the schedule, April 24 will be observed as a no-campaign day, and polling will take place on April 25 in two sessions: from 9 am to 1 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Counting of votes will begin the same night at 9 pm, and final results are expected to be declared on April 28.