The AMU Students’ Union for 2018-19 was elected in November 2018, with M. Salman Imtiaz as President, Hamza Sufiyan as Vice-President and Huzaifa Aamir Rashadi as Honorary Secretary. It was the last elected union before the 2026 election. This page collects the office-bearers, results and our coverage of this union.
AMUSU 2018-19 office-bearers
The 2018 election
- Polling: 3 November 2018
- President: M. Salman Imtiaz, a PhD student in Social Work from Aligarh, led with more than 3,350 votes in the late counting reports
- Vice-President: Hamza Sufiyan
- Honorary Secretary: Huzaifa Aamir Rashadi
We will add the full candidate list and final vote counts as we verify them from the university’s records.
Cabinet 2018-19
Gowtham K, Fakhra Khan, Syed Shahrukh Hussain, Ferdous Ahmed Barbhuiya, Nishant Bhardwaj, Maryam Batool, Hasan Mustafa, Moinuddin, Fahd Ayub Zinjani and Naved Alam.
What happened during the 2018-19 union
- 3-4 November 2018: Polling covered 18,886 AMU voters. Afreen Fatima won the presidency of the Women’s College union. (AMU)
- 12 February 2019: A planned visit by Asaduddin Owaisi did not take place. A scuffle with a TV news crew and a clash during a protest followed, and an FIR including sedition was filed against 14 students, including Salman Imtiaz and Huzaifa Aamir. Eyewitnesses denied that objectionable slogans were raised. (Newslaundry)
- 14-15 February 2019: Aligarh police said the sedition charge would be dropped for lack of evidence. (The Wire)
- August 2019: After the Registrar filed an FIR over a ruckus in the VC’s office, Vice-President Hamza Sufiyan and Secretary Huzaifa Aamir were jailed and suspended. They said the cases were false. (The Wire)
- 15 December 2019: During protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, police entered the campus after a protest at Bab-e-Syed. Dozens of students were injured and AMU was closed until 5 January. Police said they acted against violent protesters, while Imtiaz blamed outsiders for the stone-throwing. (The Week)
- 22-23 December 2019: AMU set up a one-man inquiry under Justice V.K. Gupta, and the union released a 32-page report on the police action. (The Quint)
- January 2020: AMU reopened in phases from 13 January. (ETV Bharat)
Why there was no AMUSU election from 2019 to 2026
AMU never gave a formal reason. Its official line was that elections would be held at an appropriate time.
- December 2019: Vice-President Hamza Sufiyan said no union election had been held that year, so the existing body continued. (The Week)
- 2020-21: Campus life was disrupted by COVID-19, and AMU asked students to stay home in April 2021. (Careers360)
- November 2024: The Allahabad High Court heard a PIL by LLM student Kaif Hasan seeking elections under the Lyngdoh rules. AMU said polls would be held at an appropriate time, and the court asked for a counter affidavit. (LiveLaw)
- August 2025: After a hunger strike over a fee hike, AMU reduced the hike, named a Chief Election Officer and promised elections in the first week of December 2025. (Careers360)
- December 2025: The promised election did not take place. (AMU Journal)
- October 2026: After a 19-day hunger strike by Yasir Fahad, AMU replaced the Proctor, named Prof. Javed Talib Chief Election Officer and announced polling for 5 November 2026. (Careers360)
Before 2018-19: AMUSU 2017-18
The previous union, elected on 11 December 2017, had Mashkoor Ahmad Usmani as President (9,071 votes), Sajad Subhan Rathor as Vice-President (5,711 votes) and Mohammad Fahad as Honorary Secretary (4,008 votes). See the full AMUSU 2017-18 result, or read about the 2016-17 union of Faizul Hasan.
Next union: AMUSU 2026-27, with polling on 5 November 2026.
News and events from this union
Frequently asked questions
Who was the AMUSU president in 2018-19?
M. Salman Imtiaz was elected President of the AMU Students’ Union for 2018-19 in November 2018.
When was the AMUSU 2018 election held?
Polling for AMUSU 2018-19 was held on 3 November 2018.
Was there an AMUSU election between 2019 and 2026?
No. The 2018-19 union was the last elected one until AMU announced the 2026-27 election in October 2026.
Photo of Hamza Sufiyan: YouTube. Photo of M. Salman Imtiaz: YouTube. Photo of Huzaifa Aamir Rashadi: Shadab Ruc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources: Ummid.com, November 2018; Wikipedia.