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Jamia orders student-union elections after constitution approval

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Jamia Union Elections

Jamia Millia Islamia agreed to hold student-union elections after the constitution is approved.
Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi ordered elections on October 26, saying will occur 15 days after approval.
Polls will be the first since 2005 after the union dissolved in 2006.
Students continue a hunger strike demanding a timeline for constitution approval and the proctor’s resignation.
Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association says the order is ambiguous and protests will persist.

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Police Detain MPs

Police detained MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi MP Mohibbullah Nadvi on October 23 while they tried to meet protesters.
Jamia University closed the Dr Zakir Husain Library and Old Library on October 24 citing security concerns.
Over 1,500 staff, including Vice-Chancellor Mazhar Asif and Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi, marched to Gate 7 on October 24.
Cemented walls began construction at Gate 4 and other entrances on October 25 to block student access.

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Historical Context

Indira Gandhi’s 1975-77 Emergency suspended civil liberties, limiting student organization and leading to the arrest of 34,988 people under MISA. The present Jamia Millia Islamia protests, in Delhi’s, supported by MPs Imran Masood and Mazhar Asif, echo that legacy, once again pressing for university union elections after a 15-year hiatus.

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Jamia Union Elections

Jamia Millia Islamia agreed to hold student-union elections after the constitution is approved.
Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi ordered elections on October 26, saying will occur 15 days after approval.
Polls will be the first since 2005 after the union dissolved in 2006.
Students continue a hunger strike demanding a timeline for constitution approval and the proctor’s resignation.
Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association says the order is ambiguous and protests will persist.

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