New Delhi: In a set back for saffron backed student politics, the united front of Left student parties AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF defeated the arch-rival ABVP, bagging all the central panel posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union elections, the varsity's election committee informed on Tuesday.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP)’s Manish Jangid was defeated by Left grouping’s presidential candidate Aishe Ghosh. While Ghosh received 2313 votes, Jangid could manage 1,128 votes.
Students elected DSU's Saket Moon as JNU's vice president. He bagged 3365 votes against ABVP candidate Shruti Agnihotri, who polled 1,335 votes.
Satish Chandra Yadav of AISA captured the post of general secretary by winning 2518 votes, whereas his opponent Sabareesh PA got 1,355 votes.
Mohammed Danish of AISF polled 3295 votes to win the post of joint secretary. He defeated Sumanta Kumar Sahu.
The JNUSU election held last Friday recorded highest voter turnout, in the last seven years, at 67.9%.
This year, 14 candidates were in the fray and more than 5700 students voted in the election.
The results were delayed as the Delhi High Court had directed the election committee to hold the results. Later, the court allowed the varsity to announce the results.
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury congratulated the Left student parties for the win.
(Image Credit: SFI JNU Unit Twitter)
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