Chandigarh: ABVP Retains Crown, Major PU-Sh Before MC, Assembly Polls
Bidhan won 3,149 votes and beat AAP student wing candidate Aadil Brar by 513 votes for ABVP’s second straight presidential victory.
- On Monday, ABVP candidate Ankit Bidhan secured a landslide victory in the Panjab University Campus Students' Council presidential election, marking the organization's second consecutive win for the post.
- Last-Minute support from the Student Organization of India proved decisive over the final 48 hours, as SOI backed the nominee after its own candidate's nomination papers were rejected.
- Bidhan secured 3,149 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Aadil Brar of the AAP student wing ASAP, with the NSUI candidate placing third in the race.
- Former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu congratulated Bidhan, calling the win a "convincing mandate," while ABVP described the outcome as a "historic mandate" reflecting student support.
- Beyond the presidential race, ABVP announced victories in other student elections across Chandigarh, including department representative posts at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology and local colleges.
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ABVP pulls off a rare repeat in Panjab University polls: Retains president post, 1st back-to-back win since 2014
ABVP secured the PUCSC presidency for a second consecutive year. Their presidential candidate Ankit Bidhan won by a single vote. This victory mirrors last year's win, marking a significant achievement. The opposition vote was divided among three challengers this year. The organization contested the polls united after a previous internal division.
Chandigarh: ABVP retains crown, major PU-sh before MC, assembly polls
Bidhan polled 3,149 votes, while Brar, who fought from the student wing candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is in power in Punjab, secured 2,637 votes. Gurman Singh Sidhu of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the wing of the Congress, finished third with 2,263 votes
ABVP emerges victorious in Punjab University’s student election; Gen Z reaffirms faith in nationalism
NEW DELHI: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) candidate Ankit Bidhan won the President’s post in the Punjab University Students’ elections, securing 3,143 votes and winning by a convincing margin of 506 votes. ABVP extends its heartfelt gratitude to the students of Punjab University for placing their trust in the organization for the second consecutive year. This triumph is not merely an electoral win, but a testament to the faith of thou…
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