New Delhi: The Left occasion achieved a landslide victory within the Jawaharlal Nehru College College students’ Union (JNUSU) Election, securing victory in all 4 positions. The election befell on Friday, March 22nd, this 12 months, marking the return of a college students’ union to JNU after a hiatus of 4 years. Dhananjay, representing the Left, emerged because the President, surpassing Umesh Chandra Ajmeera from the ABVP. With 2598 votes. Dhananjay, a PhD pupil hailing from Gaya, Bihar, is enrolled within the College of Arts and Aesthetics. He holds the excellence of being the primary Dalit to imagine the place of JNUSU president since Batti Lal Bairwa’s victory in 1996.
“For the put up of President, the names of the candidates are Dhananjay (left) with 2598 votes, Umesh Chandra Ajmeera (ABVP) with 1676 votes… I declare Dhananjay (left) elected,” JNU Election Committee Chairperson Shailendra Kumar stated. Avijit Ghosh, additionally representing the Left, secured victory within the Vice President’s place with 2409 votes, surpassing Deepika Sharma from the ABVP.
Newly elected JNU President Dhananjay expressed to ANI, “If there’s anybody who has fought in opposition to the charge hike, it’s the Left. It’s the Left that has ensured a hostel for all, and for that, the scholars have proven their belief in us.” In the meantime, Ghosh, the newly elected Vice President, advised company, “JNUSU’s elections are historic; they’re being held after 4 years. JNUSU has at all times fought for the rights of the scholars.”
Priyanshi Arya, backed by the Birsa Ambedkar Phule College students Affiliation (BAPSA), was elected as the overall secretary after receiving 2887 votes. Mo Sajid from the Left secured victory within the Joint Secretary’s function with 2574 votes. For the Common Secretary place, Priyanshi Arya (BAPSA, Left Supported) was elected.
The earlier JNUSU election noticed victory for a left-leaning pupil organisation, SFI’s candidate, Aishe Ghosh, in 2019. Through the 2019 elections, left-leaning pupil teams shaped a coalition often known as the United-Left Alliance, comprising the All India College students’ Affiliation (AISA), the Pupil Federation of India (SFI), the Democratic College students’ Federation (DSF), and the All India College students’ Federation (AISF).
