AMU's first woman vice-president Nashra Naeem has strong Gorakhpur ties
CNN Central News and Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies, Bhopal:
In the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student union elections, 22-year-old Nashra Naeem has created history. She has become the first woman to be elected to one of the university student union’s three key posts: president, vice-president and honorary secretary. In the election held on November 5, 2026, after a long gap of eight years, she won the vice-president’s post. Nashra received 7,091 votes, while her nearest rival Saqib Ali Khan got 5,818 votes. She won by a margin of 1,273 votes.
What is the Gorakhpur connection?
Nashra Naeem was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. She is a BA LLB student in AMU’s Faculty of Law. Her family has also been associated with the university for a long time. Her father is an AMU alumnus and runs a business in the IT sector. Her mother is a homemaker. Before studying law, Nashra completed her higher secondary education at the university’s Women’s College. Her relationship with AMU, therefore, is not limited to the student union election; it is also familial and academic.
Active in the movement to restore the student union
Nashra has also been active in movements demanding the restoration of student union elections. Student union elections had not been held at the university since 2019. The path to holding elections after nearly eight years opened after prolonged student protests and a 19-day hunger strike. Nashra is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the Fraternity Movement.
What are Nashra’s priorities?
During Nashra’s election campaign, key issues included updating the university’s old curriculum in line with modern needs and improving spaces on campus available for interaction among students. She believes student politics gives students an opportunity to understand their rights and administrative decisions.
Women’s participation in this election was also notable. Five women were elected to the student union’s 10-member cabinet, while two women student representatives were also chosen for the AMU Court.
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