The panel consisting of Students Federation of India (SFI), Dalit Students’ Union (DSU), Telangana Students’ Front (TSF) and Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV) swept the keenly-contested Student Union elections of the University of Hyderabad.
Zuhail K.P. won as president with a margin of 339 votes over his nearest rival belonging to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) panel. He polled 1,603 votes as against 1,264 of ABVP candidate Gurajada. Raju Kumar Sahu emerged winner as general secretary polling 1,460 votes as against 1,270 polled by Vandana Rathore of ABVP. Winners of other posts include M. Venkatesh (vice-president – 1,580 votes) N. Siva Durga Rao (joint secretary – 1,470 votes), Chiluka Srilatha (cultural secretary – 1,568 votes) and P. Sandeep Kumar (sports secretary – 1,453 votes). Aleena Sebastian and Sana Fatima were elected for Gender Sensitisation– Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GS-CASH).
The panel won all the posts with considerable majority except the general secretary post where it faced some competition from the ABVP candidate. The ABVP came second in all the posts except the sports secretary where the candidate from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was placed second. The UDA was the winner last year.
Zuhail K.P. wins as president with a margin of 339 votes over his nearest rival belonging to ABVP panel