Dusu Polls

ABVP, NSUI bag two seats each in Delhi University student union election

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

DU elections: ABVP, NSUI secure dominance in several colleges of university

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

Clean the campus if you want results to be declared: HC to Dusu candidates

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

DUSU polls: ABVP, NSUI, Left alliance release manifestoes ahead of election

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 ...

Victory of 'nation first' ideology: BJP as ABVP wins 3 seats in Dusu polls

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

Counting of votes for Delhi University Students' Union elections underway

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

Counting of votes in Delhi University Students Union election begins

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

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

Polling for DUSU panel on EVMs; paper ballots for students' unions

Polling for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election will be held on electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the DUSU panel and on paper ballots for the college students' unions, according to a notice issued by the DU's chief election officer on Monday. "This is to inform Principals/Directors/Heads of all colleges/institutes/departments affiliated with DUSU that EVMs would be provided only for DUSU 2023 elections. The college students' election will be held by paper ballots that have to be procured, printed and managed entirely by the college itself," the notice said. The election to the students' body of the Delhi University is slated to be held on September 22, after a gap of four years. The DUSU election was last held in 2019. The DUSU election could not be held in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19, while possible disruptions to the academic calendar prevented its conduct in 2022. According to the DU, September 12 is the last date for submitting nomination papers, ...

ABVP wins 3 posts in Delhi University student union polls, NSUI gets 1

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

DUSU elections: ABVP wins president's, two other posts, NSUI bags one

Polling took place at 52 centres in the colleges. There were as many as 23 candidates in the fray

DUSU polls: NSUI makes comeback, wins president, VP posts; setback for ABVP

NSUI's Rocky Tusheed won the president's post by a margin of 1,590 votes