The Left coalition achieved a clean sweep in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections, securing all four top positions on Thursday.
Aditi Mishra from the Left Alliance won the JNUSU president’s post with 1,861 votes, defeating ABVP candidate Vikas Patel, who secured 1,447 votes. Her victory margin reflects the students’ continued confidence in Left-led politics at JNU.
Left Unity’s K Gopika secured the vice president post with 2,966 votes, defeating ABVP’s Tanya Kumari, who garnered 1,730. The outcome reflects Left Unity’s firm hold over the student body.
It was a nail-biting finish for the General Secretary post, where Sunil Yadav of the Left alliance narrowly triumphed over ABVP’s Rajeshwar Kant Dubey. Yadav polled 1,915 votes to Dubey’s 1,841, sealing one of the most thrilling wins of the election.
Left Unity’s Danish Ali won the Joint Secretary post with 1,991 votes, ahead of ABVP’s Anuj Damara, who secured 1,762. The victory completed Left Unity’s sweep of all four key posts.
This year’s JNUSU elections saw a voter turnout of 67% out of 9,043 eligible voters, a slight dip from last year’s 70%. Polling took place on November 4 in two sessions—from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.—with counting beginning at 9 p.m.
A total of 20 candidates vied for the four central panel posts—President, Vice President, General Secretary, and Joint Secretary—along with 42 councillor seats representing different schools across the university.