New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- After a gap of five years, Jawaharlal Nehru University will hold an election for student union in March, announced the administration on Tuesday.

The announcement comes after students' occasional protests demanding the elections. The students' union elections have not been held in JNU for five years. The last JNUSU election was held in 2019.

Even in 2019, the administration refused to officially notify the students union citing technicality in the poll results. The election process was also interrupted by Covid pandemic.

"This is to bring to the kind notice of all concerned that JNU Student Union Elections

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