DUSU Election 2024 Result Today: The counting of votes for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election is underway on Monday. The result is likely to be announced later in the day.
The contest saw a tight race between the National Student Union of India (NSUI), backed by Congress and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), backed by RSS.
Elections were held for four posts – President, Vice President, Joint Secretary and Secretary. According to the current trends, NSUI is leading on President and Joint secretary posts, while ABVP has gained a lead on Vice President and Secretary posts.
After round 11 of counting, NSUI president candidate had garnered 11,340 votes while the ABVP candidate had clinched 10,706 votes, Indian Express reported.
The voting for the DUSU elections took place earlier in September but the counting was delayed after the Delhi University was pulled up by the Delhi High Court for rampant defacement during the campaign. The results were originally planned to be declared on September 28, a day after the voting took place.
DUSU elections: Candidates in fray
At least 21 candidates are in the race for four top posts – 8 for the President post, 5 for the V-P post, and four each for the posts of Secretary and Joint Secretary.
For the President’s post, the candidates in the fray are ABVP’s Rishabh Chaudhary, NSUI’s Rounak Khatri, and All India Students’ Association’s (AISA) Saavy Gupta. Students’ Federation of India (SFI) candidate was also in the fray.
Meanwhile, the candidates contesting for the Vice President post are ABVP’s Bhanu Pratap Singh, NSUI’s Yash Nandal, and AISA’s Ayush Mondal.
The NSUI held the Vice President’s post in the outgoing DU student union, while the ABVP held the remaining three posts.
