In a first, JNU appoints woman as poll chief

NEW DELHI: For the first time, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has appointed a woman as its chief election commissioner for the upcoming students’ union poll.

NEW DELHI: For the first time, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has appointed a woman as its chief election commissioner for the upcoming students’ union poll. A poll body has also been constituted for the purpose.

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“In a meeting convened by the JNUSU, Ishita Mana, a first year PhD student of the School of Social Sciences (SSS) was unanimously appointed as the chief election commissioner (CEC),” former CEC for JNU polls, Dileep Maurya said.

The election body will soon meet to decide the dates of the election. Sources said that election is likely to be held in mid-September.

The body will comprise of the CEC and members from various schools of JNU.

The name of the CEC is proposed by the JNUSU and has to be unanimously accepted by the election body, members of which are selected in the general body meetings of various schools.

Last year, All India Students Federation won the president’s post and ABVP bagged one of four central panel slots after 14 years.

The remaining two posts had gone to Left-leaning All India Students’ Association.

On August 24, JNUSU decided to conduct the elections as per the Lyngdoh committee. In March, the students body said it won’t follow the panel’s guidelines.