SFI Retains Kerala University Union Amid Violence During Vote Counting

SFI won 6 of 7 general office-bearer seats; KSU won its 1st general seat after over a decade

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @T'Puram

AFTER an election counting marred by large-scale violence, SFI retained the Kerala University union by winning six of the seven general office-bearer seats, late on Thursday. KSU registered its first win in a general seat after more than a decade by wresting the vice-chairperson post.

In the election to the students council, SFI bagged seven seats and the KSU three. SFI also maintained an upper-hand in the executive committee by winning 11 seats while four were bagged by the KSU. Election to the accounts committee saw SFI winning four seats while KSU clinched one seat.

Earlier, violence rocked the state capital after the SFI and KSU members engaged in a pitched street battle on Thursday evening following the Kerala University Union election.