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AMU women ask about votes as student polls return
The Hindu·
Aligarh Muslim University student union elections resumed after an eight-year gap as campaigning unfolded on the History department lawn. Male candidates wore prescribed black sherwanis. Vice-presidential candidate Saquib Ali Khan asked women on the lawn to vote for him. Zunaira Habib Alvi from Aligarh and Rahat Ul Aien from Kashmir interrupted asking what about their votes.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Women students raising ballot access questions may press union rules on who qualifies to vote.
- Candidates canvassing on campus lawns must follow the male sherwani dress code while speaking to voters.
- An eight-year pause means many undergraduates have never seen a prior union election cycle.
What's Happening
- Saquib Ali Khan campaigned for vice-president as AMUSU polls gathered steam.
- Two women challenged him directly about their votes during the lawn interaction.
- Published coverage focused on the exchange under autumn conditions on campus.
Who can vote in AMUSU polls
- AMUSU elections were last held eight years before this cycle, per the report.
- The Department of History brick facade served as the reported backdrop for canvassing.
- Dress rules require male candidates to wear knee-length front-button sherwanis while campaigning.
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