Nethra Ramakrishnan

On Friday, September 11th, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) released the final list of candidates for the Monsoon 2026 Election Cycle.

On Wednesday, September 2nd, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) announced the timeline for the Monsoon elections and officially commenced the election cycle. Nominations opened the same day, at noon, and will close at noon on Wednesday, September 9th. The AUEC aims to release the final list of candidates by 12:00 pm on September 10th. Following the release of the candidates list, the campaign period will commence and carry on till noon on September 20th. The silence period will...

At 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 25th, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced via a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he had tendered his resignation.

On Thursday, June 11th, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) announced the formation of an ‘Interim Student Council Administrative Body (ISCAB)’. In an email addressed to the entire student body, the AUEC announced that the ISCAB would comprise the “8 representatives who were validly elected through the Student Government elections” earlier this summer. The mandate for the ISCAB (as per the AUEC’s email) is to “assume responsibility for student representation, coordination with...

Politics Newsdesk Editor Nethra Ramakrishnan (UG’29) reports on the persistent roadblocks facing this year’s Ashoka University Student Government by-elections. Marked by rushed timelines, discrepancies within the AUEC, alleged violations of the Election Code, and repeated failures to meet quorum requirements, the election process has continued to encounter obstructions even as voting lines open today at 12:00 p.m.

Nethra Ramakrishnan (UG'29) reports on the the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) presidential debate which was conducted on Sunday, 3rd May, 2026, and hosted by the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) in collaboration with The Edict.