NEW DELHI: Voting for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union election is under way. The election is being held through ballot paper in which 8,700 students will exercise their franchise.
This time, six candidates are contesting for the president's post out of the total 14 contestants.
The United Left, which comprises All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF), will be contesting on all the four posts of president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary.
The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has also fielded candidates for all the posts, while the Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has fielded a candidate for the president's post.
The Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA) is contesting for posts of president and general secretary, while the Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal, students' wing of the RJD, will be contesting for the posts of president and vice-president.
Independent candidate Raghavendra Mishra who dresses up in saffron robes and is called Yogi of JNU is also contesting for the post of president.
The Left alliance has fielded SFI's Aishe Ghosh as its presidential candidate.
AISA's Satish Chandra Yadav is contesting the post of JNUSU general secretary in the Left Unity, and DSF's Saket Moon on VP and AISF's Mohammad Danish on JS posts.
From ABVP, Manish Jangid is the presidential candidate, Shruti Agnihotri the vice-president candidate, Sabareesh PA is in fray for the post of general secretary, while Sumanta Kumar Sahu is contesting for the post of joint secretary.
Jitendra Suna of BAPSA is the presidential candidate and Waseem RS is in contention for the post of general secretary.
Priyanka Bharti is in the fray from Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal for the president's post and Rishipal Yadav, who is visually challenged, is contesting for the post of vice president.
NSUI's Prashant Kumar is in fray for the president's post.
Polling will be held in two phases — 9.30am to 1pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm. The counting will commence from 9pm onwards and the results are likely to be declared on Sunday.
(With inputs from PTI)
This time, six candidates are contesting for the president's post out of the total 14 contestants.
Delhi: Voting underway for Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) election at the university campus. https://t.co/zijblTZYoJ
— ANI (@ANI) 1567749940000The United Left, which comprises All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF), will be contesting on all the four posts of president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary.
The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has also fielded candidates for all the posts, while the Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has fielded a candidate for the president's post.
The Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA) is contesting for posts of president and general secretary, while the Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal, students' wing of the RJD, will be contesting for the posts of president and vice-president.
Independent candidate Raghavendra Mishra who dresses up in saffron robes and is called Yogi of JNU is also contesting for the post of president.
The Left alliance has fielded SFI's Aishe Ghosh as its presidential candidate.
AISA's Satish Chandra Yadav is contesting the post of JNUSU general secretary in the Left Unity, and DSF's Saket Moon on VP and AISF's Mohammad Danish on JS posts.
From ABVP, Manish Jangid is the presidential candidate, Shruti Agnihotri the vice-president candidate, Sabareesh PA is in fray for the post of general secretary, while Sumanta Kumar Sahu is contesting for the post of joint secretary.
Jitendra Suna of BAPSA is the presidential candidate and Waseem RS is in contention for the post of general secretary.
Priyanka Bharti is in the fray from Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal for the president's post and Rishipal Yadav, who is visually challenged, is contesting for the post of vice president.
NSUI's Prashant Kumar is in fray for the president's post.
Polling will be held in two phases — 9.30am to 1pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm. The counting will commence from 9pm onwards and the results are likely to be declared on Sunday.
(With inputs from PTI)
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