Odia student Rama Naga elected General Secretary at JNU

Rama Naga from Odisha has been elected as the general secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union (JNUSU) polls, the results of which were declared today.

According to reports, Rama Naga, a native of Jeypore in Koraput district was a candidate of the left-backed All India Students Association (AISA). He defeated ABVP’s Devendra Singh Rajput.

Rama Naga, a second year post graduate student of political science has got 1159 votes.

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Rama completed his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Vikram Dev (Autonomous) College, Jeypore before moving to JNU to do his M. Phil.

Rama Naga expressed hope and confidence that he would be able to do a lot of things for the University as well as the welfare of the students.

The JNUSU president’s post was won by the CPI-affiliated All India Students Federation’s (AISF) candidate Kanhaiya Kumar, while the vice president’s post was won by Shehla Rashid Shora of the Left-leaning AISA.

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