New Delhi: The Left celebration achieved a landslide victory within the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) Election, securing victory in all 4 positions. The election happened on Friday, March twenty second, 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 School 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 post 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 is anyone who has fought against the fee hike, it is the Left. It is the Left that has ensured a hostel for all, and for that, the students have shown their trust in us.” Meanwhile, Ghosh, the newly elected Vice President, instructed company, “JNUSU’s elections are historic; they are being held after four years. JNUSU has always fought for the rights of the students.”
Priyanshi Arya, backed by the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association (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 General 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. During the 2019 elections, left-leaning pupil teams fashioned a coalition referred to as the United-Left Alliance, comprising the All India Students’ Association (AISA), the Student Federation of India (SFI), the Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF), and the All India Students’ Federation (AISF).
