Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union
LocationJawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union or JNUSU is a students' union at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[1][2]

The JNUSU follows the student drafted JNUSU constitution.[3][4]

The Students' Union has four central panel positions. These are the posts of President, Vice President, General Secretary and Joint Secretary.[5]

An EPW study notes how in the last four decades (1974–2008 and 2012–17), in the JNUSU elections, the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has won the post of president 22 times while All India Students’ Association (AISA) has won it 11 times while Akhil Bhartia Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has won it once.[3] Notable presidents of JNUSU include CPI(M) politician Sitaram Yechury who was president in 1977-78, Congress National Secretary Shakeel Ahmed Khan in 1992-93 and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain in 1999-2000.[6][7][8] Vijoo Krishnan became the president of JNUSU in 1998.[9] D Raghunandan, D. P. Tripathi, Nalini Ranjan Mohanty also served as President.[10]

Chandrashekhar Prasad another president of the JNUSU was assassinated after joining politics in Bihar in 1997.[8]

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  6. ^ Grewal, Kairvy (7 January 2020). "Teaching, activism and politics — what former JNUSU presidents are doing now". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ^ Ahmad, Salik (13 May 2019). "Cutting Across Party Lines, Kanhaiya Kumar's Charisma Leaves Ex-JNU Leaders In Awe | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b PTI (16 April 2019). "Kanhaiya not the only JNU Students Union Prez to enter mainstream politics in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Meet JNU Alumnus Vijoo Krishnan, Man Who Inspired 50,000 Farmers to March 180-km". News18. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "JNU protest not a Left vs BJP issue: Former JNUSU presidents". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 17 August 2020.