Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union or JNUSU is Students' union under Office of Dean of Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[1][2] It is primarily responsible for building and preserving a healthy political culture and an atmosphere of open debates on the campus. Students are kept informed about the public meetings, discussions and other issues through pamphlets and notices.[3] Public Action, an objective forum, invited a variety of journalists, politicians, and academics, to debate and discuss various topics. There is a long tradition in JNU of holding serious post-dinner meetings in the hostels to which the students often invite well-known public figures, writers and intellectuals.[4] Kanhaiya Kumar is current president, Shehla Rashid Shora is vice-president and Rama Naga is general secretary while Saurabh Kumar Sharma is joint secretary.

Union Presidents

JNU is known for best Presidential debates by all candidates before elections.[5][6][7]

Presidents of JNUSU

President Student Organization Duration First Runner-up Student Organization
Kanhaiya Kumar AISF 2015-2016 Vijay Kumar AISA[8]
Ashutosh Kumar AISA 2014–2015 Rahila Left Progressive Front[9]

Notable Student Organisations

These student organisations contest in JNUSU:[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CEC appointed for JNU students union polls".
  2. ↑ "Meanwhile, election fever grips JNU too".
  3. ↑ "What Makes the JNU Students’ Union Election Unique?".
  4. ↑ "JNUSU polls: Focus shifts to national issues".
  5. ↑ "Amid national-world talk, local issues get audience going at JNU presidential debate.".
  6. ↑ "Drums, speeches, Lal Salaam slogans dominate JNU Presidential debate".
  7. ↑ "Left, Right and Centre stake claim for JNUSU".
  8. ↑ "AISF candidate elected JNU students union president".
  9. ↑ "Left-backed AISA sweeps JNU Students’ Union polls".
  10. ↑ "In JNUSU elections, parties contesting the elections include AISA, AISF, ABVP, NSUI, SFI, Democratic Student's Federation (DSF) and Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA)".

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