New Delhi: Left-backed All India Students Association (AISA) swept Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections as won all 4 posts on Sunday. More than 54 per cent students exercised their franchise in the students' union polls of JNU, where women's safety and hostel facilities surfaced as the key issues.
While seven candidates from major students' organisations were in the fray for the coveted presidential post in the JNUSU, five candidates each for the posts of Vice-President, General Secretary and Joint Secretary were contesting the polls.
In a first, the Election Committee had introduced None of the Above (NOTA) option for the polling this time. However, many students felt that the option was toothless as the NOTA votes cannot call for a re-election.
Digital voting, which was also introduced for the first time was widely used by visually impaired students. The computers had an interactive HTML portal which recorded students' choices.
Women's safety, action against those accused in sexual assault and better hostel facilities are among the key issues raised by the candidates of various students' organisations. This came against the backdrop of two JNUSU office bearers stepping down from their posts following a sexual harassment complaint against them with the university's gender sensitisation wing last month.
Last year, AISA had swept JNUSU elections, winning all top four positions.
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