JNU students to stick to Lyngdoh guidelines for polls

NEW DELHI: The JNU Students’ Union, which had earlier decided to not follow the Lyngdoh committee recommendations and hold the student body polls as per the JNU Constitution, has had a change of opinion. The student’s body now has decided to conduct its elections as per recommendations of the Lyngdoh committee.

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In two previous general body meetings held in December 2015 and March this year, resolution was passed that the J NUS U polls will be conducted as per the university constitution and not per the Lyngdoh panel’s recommendations.

The committee headed by former chief election commissioner JM Lyngdoh had in 2005 recommended a spending cap of ` 5,000 on election expenses per candidate.