JNUSU Elections 2024: Jawaharlal Nehru University Student’s Union Election Dates Announced; Result on This Date

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union (JNUSU) election dates have been announced. The JNUSU elections are scheduled to be conducted on March 22.

JNUSU Polls 2024: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Student’s Union (JNUSU) election dates have been announced. The JNUSU elections are scheduled to be conducted on March 22; the results for the same will be announced on March 24. The students’ union elections have not been held in JNU for five years. The last JNUSU election was held in 2019.

In the 2019 polls, the united front of Left student organisations SFI, AISA, AISF, and DSF swept the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls, with Aishe Ghosh elected as president, defeating arch-rival RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

A tentative voters list will be displayed on March 11, 2024. After the objection in the voter list, the correction in the Voters List will begin on March 12 between 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM. On Thursday, the Nomination Form will be issued between 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. On March 15, Friday, the nominations can be filed between 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

On Saturday the list of valid Nominations will be displayed at 9:00 AM, after the display of valid nominations, the withdrawal of nominations will take place between 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Later on, the final list of candidates will be notified on Saturday at 03:00 PM. A press conference will also held by the election committee on Saturday.

As per news agency ANI report, the School-level General Body Meetings will be organized from March 17 to March 19. The University level General Body Meetings (UGBM) will begin on March 20, 10 am. The panel has stressed that any corrections to the voters’ list will have to be made well in advance before the filing of nominations.

In the meanwhile, the Election Committee has revealed plans for additional activities, such as a  presidential debate intended to encourage candidacies to engage in candidacies’ open communication. Additionally, a number of General Body Meetings (GBMs) will be held to provide a forum for discussion and debate on current topics.

Shailendra Kumar, the head of the committee, emphasized the significance of these gatherings, saying that they guarantee the electoral process’s integrity and transparency in addition to fostering communication between candidates and voters. He exhorted students to get involved in all of these activities since they will be instrumental in determining the direction the school takes in the future. Additionally, Kumar stated that a comprehensive timetable for the GBMs will not be made public until the confirmation of the final applicant list.