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DUSU elections: A battle fought on women's rights lacks representation

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

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Anushka BhardwajAshish Tiwari New Delhi
From the sleek peacock flooring of the new Parliament building to the raggedy student hub that is popular as “Joshi canteen” at the arts faculty in Delhi University’s (DU’s) North Campus, one issue dominates every conversation: women's representation in politics.

On Friday, as the university goes to the polls after a three-year break, every party will contest the election on the issue of women’s rights and their security. The last election was held in 2019, after which it was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, while the women's reservation Bill, which aims to set aside one-third of all seats