JNU Elections 2025: Left vs Right Battle for Campus Crown – 7 Fight for President
JNU students head to polls as Left and ABVP clash for campus supremacy.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) braces for a high-voltage student union election on November 4, 2025, with left-wing alliances and right-wing ABVP locked in a fierce ideological showdown. Campus corners buzz with debates, posters, and public meetings as 9,043 eligible voters — including a strong 30% female representation in central panel nominations — prepare to elect the next JNUSU central panel.
The AISA-DSF-SFI United Left panel fields:
- Aditi Mishra (President)
- Kizhakoot Gopika Babu (Vice President)
- Sunil Yadav (General Secretary)
- Danish Ali (Joint Secretary)
Facing them is ABVP, riding momentum from last year’s joint secretary win — their first in nearly a decade:
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- Vikas Patel (PhD scholar, President)
- Tanya Kumari (PhD Sociology, Vice President)
- Rajeshwar Kant Dubey (General Secretary)
- Anuj Damara (Joint Secretary)
Seven candidates vie for President, including independents Angad Singh, Raj Ratan Rajoriya, Shinde Vijayalaxmi, Shirshava Indu, and Vikash. The Vice President race has Shaikh Shahnawaz Alam; General Secretary pits Gopi Krishnan U, Preeti, Shuaib Khan; and Joint Secretary sees Kuldeep Ojha, Manmohan Mitruka, Ravi Raj.
Historically a Left bastion, JNU saw the United Left sweep three posts in 2024, but ABVP’s breakthrough signaled shifting tides. This year, the Left’s unity aims to reclaim total dominance, while ABVP pushes to expand its foothold in a campus long synonymous with progressive politics.
With 25% women in school councillor races and research scholars leading both panels, JNU’s election isn’t just about posts — it’s a referendum on ideology, activism, and the future of student power in India’s most politically charged university.
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