HCU Polls: SFI's Dilshada Defeats ABVP's Naresh for President's Post

She defeated Naresh Podishetti of the ABVP-SLVD alliance, who secured 197 votes.

Update: 2026-09-30 03:29 GMT

Raihan, who contested as the presidential candidate of the AISA-ASA-DSU-SFI-TSF alliance, secured 221 votes, according to election results reported on Tuesday. (Image: X)

Hyderabad: SFI leader Dilshada Raihan has been elected president of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Students’ Union in the 2026 elections.

Raihan, who contested as the presidential candidate of the AISA-ASA-DSU-SFI-TSF alliance, secured 221 votes, according to election results reported on Tuesday.

She defeated Naresh Podishetti of the ABVP-SLVD alliance, who secured 197 votes. K. Naveen Kumar was the presidential candidate of the PDSU-MSF-NSUI-Fraternity alliance.