Left Unity swept the JNUSU elections on Sunday, 16 September, with N Sai Balaji elected as the President, Sarika Chaudhary as the Vice President, Aejaz Ahmed Rather as the General Secretary and Amutha Jayadeep as the Joint Secretary.
Earlier on 15 September, the counting was halted after members of the ABVP allegedly attacked members of the Election Committee and attempted to snatch away sealed ballot boxes and ballot papers from within the vote counting centre, the Committee members said.
Over 5,000 students cast their votes in the JNUSU election on Friday.
- JNUSU elections recorded their highest voter percentage in six years, at 67 percent
- Twelve organisations issued a joint statement against ABVP after the attack
- Denying the attack, ABVP claimed that their members were the ones being targeted
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In Pics: Left Unity Celebrates Victory
Following the final results of the elections, members of the Left Unity parties were seen celebrating its victory on campus.
Final Results Declared, Left Unity Emerges Victorious
Final results have declared the Left Unity as victors in the JNUSU elections, ANI reported.
The final numbers as reported are:
President
N Sai Balaji (Left Unity): 2161
Lalit Pandey (ABVP): 982
Vice President
Sarika Chaudhary(Left Unity): 2592
Gita Baruah (ABVP)- 1012
General Secretary
Aejaz Ahmed Rather (Left Unity): 2423
Ganesh Gurjar (ABVP): 1223
Joint Secretary
Amutha Jayadeep (Left Unity): 2047
Venkat Choubey (ABVP): 1290
Occupying the four posts are N Sai Balaji as President, Sarika Chaudhary as Vice President, Aejaz Ahmed Rather as General Secretary and Amutha Jayadeep as Joint Secretary.
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This Victory is for All Students: JNUSU President-Elect Sai Balaji
JNUSU President-Elect N Sai Balaji (Left Unity) speaks to The Quint on what this victory for the Left Unity means for politics both within the JNU campus, and outside it.
“It’s a victory not just for the left parties, but for all students,” he says.