Vote counting for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union elections is currently in progress, revealing a tight race between Left Unity and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for the four central panel positions. The elections, held on Tuesday, recorded a 67 per cent voter turnout, slightly lower than the previous year's 70 per cent. The contest primarily reflects ideological divisions on campus, with Left Unity—a coalition of the All India Students' Association, Students' Federation of India, and Democratic Students' Federation—facing off against the RSS-affiliated ABVP. According to available trends after counting over 4,300 votes, the races for president, vice-president, general secretary, and joint secretary remain competitive. ABVP has claimed victory in 14 of 26 declared councillor seats. Around 1,500 votes are still pending, and final results are expected to be announced later.
Close Contest Across All Four Central Posts
After counting 4,340 votes, the presidential race shows Left Unity's Aditi Mishra leading with 1,375 votes, followed by ABVP's Vikas Patel at 1,192 and the Progressive Students' Association's Shinde Vijayalakshmi with 915. For vice-president, Left Unity's K Gopika Babu holds a strong lead with 2,146 votes against ABVP's Tanya Kumari at 1,437. The general secretary position sees ABVP's Rajeshwar Kant Dubey ahead with 1,496 votes, narrowly beating Left Unity's Sunil Yadav at 1,367. The joint secretary race remains extremely tight, with ABVP's Anuj Damara slightly ahead at 1,494 votes compared to Left's Danish Ali at 1,447. Approximately 1,500 votes remain to be counted before final results are declared.
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