New Delhi, March 12 -- Around 90% of the 2,409 students who participated in a referendum conducted by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) voted in favour of vice-chancellor Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit stepping down, the union said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India, the JNUSU said the outcome of the referendum reflects sentiments widely held by the student community.

The referendum, titled "A casteist and corrupt VC has no place in JNU", was conducted by the JNUSU on Tuesday. Sixteen booths were set up across different schools on the campus and the exercise was overseen by former members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA), the union said.

The referend...