Left Unity Sweeps JNU Students’ Union Elections 2025, Wins All Four Central Posts

Left Unity Sweeps JNU Students’ Union Elections 2025, Wins All Four Central Posts

The Left Unity panel has registered a decisive clean sweep in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) Elections 2025, reclaiming all four central posts and reaffirming its ideological dominance on the campus. The results mark yet another turn towards Left-backed student politics in one of India’s most politically vibrant universities.

Aditi Mishra of Left Unity has been elected JNUSU President with 1,937 votes, defeating the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) Vikas Patel, who secured 1,488 votes, a winning margin of 449 votes.

For the Vice President’s post, Left Unity candidate K Gopika delivered a commanding victory with 3,101 votes, while ABVP’s Tanya Kumari trailed behind with 1,787 votes.

The General Secretary’s contest was closely fought, with Sunil Yadav of the Left Unity edging out ABVP’s Rajeshwar Kant Dubey by just 24 votes – 2,005 to 1,981. Danish Ali secured the Joint Secretary position with 2,083 votes, defeating ABVP’s Anuj Damara, who managed 1,797 votes.

The turnout this year stood at 67%, according to university election authorities, reflecting sustained student engagement in campus politics.