New Delhi, March 10 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) conducted a student referendum on Tuesday to determine whether "the university's vice chancellor should be removed".
Voting, which took place throughout the day in 16 booths, was overseen by former members of the JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA).
According to instructions for the referendum released by JNUSU, students were required to vote "yes" or "no" on the ballot paper regarding the removal of Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit.
"Students were given the opportunity to express their opinion on whether the Vice Chancellor should continue in her position or be removed, and the high turnout proved that students want to be heard. Around 3,000 students came to vote," former JNUSU president Nitish Kumar told