DUSU Elections

Khatri defeated ABVP's Rishabh Chaudhary by over 1,300 votes, securing 20,207 votes to Chaudhary's 18,864

The results of elections in 52 colleges and departments of the Delhi University were announced on Sunday, with both the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) maintaining their lead. The ABVP achieved a clean sweep in five colleges, while the NSUI captured all positions in two colleges. In the remaining institutions, the candidates from both student organisations emerged victorious in various posts, according to the data shared by them. The ABVP made a clean sweep in Hansraj College, Shyam Lal College (Evening), Vivekananda, Aurobindo and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College. It also won one seat in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur College, two in Miranda House, four in Ramjas College, two in Law Centre, one in Campus Law Centre, two in Satyawati College (Morning), two in Satyawati College (Evening), one in Lakshmibai College, eight in Rajguru College, four in Ambedkar College, four in Maharaja Agrasen College, one in Rajdhani College, five in Shivaj

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the candidates of Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) and college elections to clean all campus structures defaced during the polls if they wanted vote count to take place. The high court, which had on September 26 halted the counting of votes and declaration of results of DUSU and college elections, said its purpose was only to send a message that such violations would not be tolerated and not to thwart the election process. "Why don't you clean up the mess? The day the place is cleaned up, we will allow the counting of votes the very next day," a bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said. "Every day in the city, some crisis or the other is happening. There is dengue, malaria. It's all because we are littering the place. And this (election) is a festival of democracy, it is not supposed to be a festival of money laundering," the court further said. The court was hearing an application filed by two candidates who

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) candidates to clean all campus structures defaced during the polls if they wanted vote count take place. The high court, which had on September 26 halted the counting of votes and declaration of results of DUSU and colleges elections, said its purpose was only to send a message that such violations would not be tolerated and not to thwart the election process. "Why don't you clean up the mess. The day the place is cleaned up, we will allow the counting of votes the very next day," a bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said. The court was hearing an application filed by two candidates who contested the college elections in two separate DU colleges, seeking declaration of results. The candidates submitted that they would ensure the premises of their colleges are cleaned by the students and re-painted in coordination with the varsity. The application was filed in a pending ..

Students' organisations have rolled out their manifestos ahead of the September 27 Delhi University Students' Union elections, with each offering a distinct set of promises in a bid to attract voters. From reforms in campus facilities to affordable education and students' welfare, the contesting groups are vying for votes with a range of ambitious proposals. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) kicked off its campaign by unveiling an 11-point manifesto on Saturday that focuses on improving the admission process and campus infrastructure, and providing employment-oriented education. Among its key promises are the introduction of a "One Course, One Fee" structure, large-scale job fairs, and increased scholarships for students from marginalised communities. The ABVP -- affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- also highlighted plans for setting up internal complaints committees in every constituent college, expanding women's hostels, and ensuring campus-wide ...

The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Sunday alleged that some members of the NSUI, including DUSU Vice President Abhi Dahiya, ransacked the students' union office on North Campus. Police said no complaint has been received in the matter from either party. According to a statement by the ABVP, Dahiya, a member of the Congress's student wing National Students' Union of India, and others ransacked the offices of DUSU President Tushar Dedha, DUSU Secretary Aparajita, DUSU Joint Secretary Sachin Baisla, and the visitor room early Sunday morning. "The attackers first consumed alcohol in the DUSU Vice President Abhi Dahiya's office and then vandalised the property in the DUSU office," the group alleged. The ABVP shared a video of Dahiya's office with some empty bottles in it. The group also shared some recordings of the offices bearing marks of vandalism. The students' body demanded the DU administration to remove Dahiya from his position as the Vice President, as w

The RSS-affiliated ABVP maintained its dominance in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) by winning three central panel posts, including that of president, on Saturday while its arch-rival NSUI, the student wing of the Congress, bagged the remaining one. The elections, which happened after a gap of four years, assume significance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due early next year. The polling was held on Friday and the votes were counted on Saturday. Tushar Dedha, Aparajita and Sachin Baisla of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won the posts of president, secretary and joint secretary, respectively, while Abhi Dahiya of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) bagged the post of vice-president. The ABVP's landslide victory in the DUSU polls reflected the young generation's faith in "the ideology that puts national interest first", Union Home Minister Amit Shah said and congratulated ABVP activists. Some BJP leaders said the poll outcome showed the defeat of

A total of 24 candidates are in the fray for four posts: president, vice president, secretary, and joint secretary

Counting of votes for Delhi University Students Union elections began on Saturday and the results of all four central panel posts of president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary are expected to be announced soon. Twenty-four candidates are in the fray for the elections. The DUSU elections were last held in 2019. The polls could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 while possible disruptions to the academic calendar prevented their conduct in 2022. Chander Shekhar -- the chief election officer for the polls -- said the university recorded a voter turnout of 42 per cent. Around one lakh students were eligible to vote in the election. While the voting percentage was higher than in 2019 when a turnout of 39.90 per cent was recorded, it failed to surpass the nearly 11-year-high figure of 2018. The turnouts in 2018 and 2017 were 44.46 per cent and 42.8 per cent, respectively. Elections at 52 colleges and departments for the central panel were conducted through EVMs w

The Chief Election Officer on DUSU elections issued a notice that the campaigning time had ended at 8 am on Thursday. Voting for the Delhi University Students Union will be conducted today on Sept 22

Several of the all-women colleges don't even have voting rights in DU elections

Ashwit Dahiya of ABVP defeated NSUI's Chetna Tyagi for the president's post by a margin of over 19,000 votes

ABVP said the decision was taken to maintain the "genuineness" of Delhi University Students Union

The marksheet presented by Baisoya for taking admission in MA (Buddhist Studies) was fake as the Thiruvalluvar University had no name of such a student in their record, claimed NSUI

The statement came after the counting for DUSU polls was suspended midway on Thursday due to "faulty EVMs"

The NSUI made a comeback in the Delhi University Students Union, bagging two of the four crucial DUSU posts including that of the President and Vice-president in the elections