University of Hyderabad Student Union Elections 2012: An Analysis in the Light of Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations

Abstract

Student politics in India has had a bearing on national politics since colonial times. In contemporary times, student politics is closely connected to student union elections across the country. Although always controversial, student elections have become even more contentious, especially after the Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations (2006). The objective of this article is therefore to analyse these contentions with Student Union Elections in the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, as an example and to attempt at possible ways forward.