SFI, KSU claim gains in college union polls in Ernakulam
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) have both claimed significant victories in recent college union elections across Ernakulam. Both organizations released statements detailing the specific colleges where they secured leadership positions.
Why it matters
College union elections in Kerala are often seen as barometers for broader political influence among youth and student demographics.
The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) claimed to have made gains in union elections held in colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University in Ernakulam on Tuesday.
The SFI wrested the union at Union Christian College, Aluva, from the KSU after a gap of six years. It won the elections held at Indira Gandhi College, Nellikuzhi, and won 13 of the 14 seats at St. Peter’s College, Kolencherry.
A communication issued by the federation claimed that it recorded an impressive performance in 32 of the 41 colleges in Ernakulam. SFI candidates won all the seats at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. Some of the other college unions it won included Government Law College, Ernakulam; St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam; Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara; KMM College, Thrikkakara; St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery; MES College, Kunnukara; Jai Bharat College, Perumbavoor; St. Kuriakose College, Perumbavoor; and Mar Elias College, Kothamangalam, it said.
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