Mohammad Hamdan, a B.Tech student contesting for Honorary Secretary in the AMU Students’ Union (AMUSU) election 2026-27, has released a five-page manifesto built around student welfare, hostel reforms, academics, AMU’s heritage and legal aid for students. He is one of three candidates for the post, with polling on 5 November.
In the manifesto, Hamdan says the Students’ Union “is not an executive body, but a strong pressure group” that pushes the administration to work for student welfare, and that he will not make promises beyond the union’s role. The full manifesto is on his Instagram post.
What Mohammad Hamdan’s manifesto promises
1. Safety and rights of women students
- End over-policing by the proctorial team and set fair outing hours and hostel timings
- Free e-rickshaw or shuttle service from women’s halls to departments, a central CCTV control room and street lighting near Sarojini Naidu, Bibi Fatima, Begum Sultan Jahan and Indira Gandhi halls
- Publish Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) member details and helplines, and hold workshops on sexual harassment prevention
- A counselling centre for women students, a smoke-free library canteen and a fixed tenure for the Women’s College warden
- Talks with the Vice-Chancellor to nominate the WCSU President to the AMU Court
2. Hostels and campus facilities
- A central allotment committee of provosts and two elected students per hall
- No allotment to halls where the student’s own department professors are provosts or wardens
- Fix problems at Begum Sultan Jahan Hall, renovate annexes, and enforce hygiene checks in hall kitchens and dining halls
- A health monitor and sick room in every hall, and an ambulance for students
- Revive the Disability Unit, add ramps, make the Faculty of Arts lift wheelchair-friendly and add Braille resources
- Fix summer power cuts, make all campus ATMs work, reopen the Central Canteen, run e-buses on campus and set up a Kendriya Bhandar
- Modernise the JNMC library and set up a Foreign Students Cell
3. Academics and jobs
- Press for a hike in the UGC Non-NET Ph.D. stipend, which the manifesto says has stayed at Rs 8,000 a month since 2012
- Ph.D. entrance and coursework on time, a stipend for paramedical students and fair allocation of research guides
- Anonymous teacher and course feedback, curriculum upgrades, accreditation of courses and removal of the age bar in UG and PG courses
- Student representation in the Academic Council, better lab instruments, and upgrades to the RCA, MAS and the AMU website
- A Training and Placement Officer for each faculty, timely convocations, more subsidised self-finance seats and scholarships, and an alumni meet
4. AMU heritage and campus life
- Commemorate AMU’s national figures and writers, including Maulana Muhammad Ali, Hasrat Mohani, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Dr. Zakir Husain, Majaz and Ismat Chughtai
- Urdu workshops, a plaque for Qurratulain Hyder near the Registrar Lodge and correct signboard spellings
- Orientation on the Aligarh Movement, weekly “Alternative Classes”, better sports facilities and a 30-feet national flag on campus
5. Legal aid, minority rights and the union’s role
- Demand revival of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), discontinued in 2022
- An AMUSU Legal Aid Cell with senior lawyers for students facing FIRs, including cases from the anti-CAA/NRC protests
- Student teams to assist human rights groups, and national conventions on minority rights and constitutional freedoms
- Protect AMU’s autonomy, minority character and land, fence university properties, and ensure budget transparency
- Time-bound disciplinary cases, and AMUSU elections listed every year in the Guide to Admissions so the next session starts on time
The manifesto closes by calling a vote for Hamdan a vote for “action, transparency” and against “regionalism and money power”.
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The race for Honorary Secretary
As per the Chief Election Officer’s final list, three candidates are contesting for Honorary Secretary:
- Ahmad Faraz Razi (Ph.D.)
- Mohammad Hamdan (B.Tech)
- Mohd Owais (B.Sc.)
See every candidate in the AMUSU 2026 final candidate list.
The Aligarian does not support any candidate. We publish candidates’ own statements and manifestos so voters can compare them. Any AMUSU 2026-27 candidate can send us their statement or manifesto, and we will cover it in the same way.
AMUSU 2026: key dates
- 3 November: candidates’ speeches
- 5 November: polling at the faculties, with counting from 6 pm
Read more: Mohd Intkhab’s pitch for President, the alumni appeal on AMUSU traditions, the AMUSU 2026-27 page and our reader poll.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mohammad Hamdan?
Mohammad Hamdan is a B.Tech student at AMU and a candidate for Honorary Secretary in the AMUSU 2026-27 election.
What are the main points of Mohammad Hamdan’s manifesto?
Safety and rights of women students, hostel and campus facilities, academics and placements, AMU heritage, and legal aid and minority rights.
Who are the candidates for AMUSU Honorary Secretary 2026?
Ahmad Faraz Razi, Mohammad Hamdan and Mohd Owais are contesting for Honorary Secretary.
When is the AMUSU election 2026?
Polling is on 5 November 2026, with counting from 6 pm the same day.
Source: Mohammad Hamdan’s manifesto, published on his Instagram account; official final candidate list, Office of the Chief Election Officer, AMUSU/Court, 30 October 2026.
