JNU students vote after four years

POLLING began at JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) on Friday morning amid much excitement with the students' union elections being held after a gap of four years.

- IFRAH MUFTI

There was an hour's delay in the commencement of poll proceedings, scheduled to start at 9 am, as selection of polling agents took a while. Students gathered around polling stations hours before the polling began. Sloganeering continued throughout the day. 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans were heard from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) camp while the united Left front were heard echoing cries of 'Lal Salaam'.

A total of 7,751 students were registered to cast their votes in the JNUSU election according to the election committee. The results are scheduled to be declared on Sunday, March 24.

The candidates

As per the election committee, eight candidates (1 female, 7 male) shall contest for the post of the president while and 4 candidates (1 female, 3 male) seek the vice president's post.