The ongoing agitation demanding the holding of student union elections in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University has come to an end. The university administration has assured the students of setting a deadline for conducting elections and preparing the constitution of the student union. The protesting students ended their hunger strike after this. According to the administration order, the process of drafting, approving and implementing the Constitution of the Student Union will be completed by May 15, 2027. Also, there is a plan to hold elections in the first six weeks of the academic year. Apart from this, it has been decided to cancel the disciplinary action related to the movement.

Elections will be held for the first time since 2006

Jamia Millia Islamia has not held student union elections since 2006. In such a situation students were raising their demands without elected representatives for almost two decades. Students have long been demanding the reinstatement of the student union and announcement of a fixed date for the elections.

The new session will start from 16th July 2027

In its latest order, the university administration has set a deadline of May 15, 2027 to prepare, approve and implement the constitution of the student union. The academic year is going to start from 16th July 2027. A target of holding elections in six weeks has been set.

Proceedings against the students will be cancelled

The administration’s decision also includes cancellation of orders such as show cause notices, disciplinary action, suspension, expulsion and ban on campus entry issued during the students’ agitation. The protesting students demanded withdrawal of this action. For the past several weeks, students have been on a protest and hunger strike near the administrative block of the university. The agitation had raised tension on the campus and affected normal academic activities as well.