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AISA sweeps JNU students' union election

New Delhi: The Left-leaning All India Students Association (AISA) Monday swept the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election, bagging three of the four top posts by huge margins.Akbar Chaudhary was elected the president, Anubhuti

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New Delhi: The Left-leaning All India Students Association (AISA) Monday swept the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) election, bagging three of the four top posts by huge margins.



Akbar Chaudhary was elected the president, Anubhuti Agnes the vice president, Sandeep Saurav the general secretary and Sarfaraz Hamid the joint secretary.

The results were declared Monday after votes were counted over three days. A total of 4,589 votes were polled.

Chaudhary, studying for a doctorate in philosophy, polled 1,977 votes, defeating Ishan Anand of the Democratic Students Federation (DSF) by 1,327 votes.

Agnes, pursuing an M.Phil in history, got 1,966 votes, defeating DSF's Zeeshan Ali by 1,052 votes.

Saurav, from the School of Languages, polled 1,657 votes, beating National Students Union of India (NSUI) candidate Caroline Maninee by 953 votes.