ABVP wins three out of four DUSU posts, independent candidate elected as vice president

ABVP has secured the president, secretary, and joint secretary positions.

Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections 2026-27 saw the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) perform remarkably, winning three out of four positions on the central panel. Meanwhile, independent candidate Deepanshu Shaukeen secured the vice-president position. The Congress-supported National Students' Union of India (NSUI) did not win any position on the central panel.

ABVP has claimed the positions of president, secretary, and joint secretary.

In the presidential election, ABVP's Yash Dabas received 24,576 votes, defeating NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena by a margin of 2,053 votes.

Independent candidate Deepanshu Shaukeen won the vice-president position with 30,615 votes. He contested as an independent after not receiving a ticket from NSUI.

The counting of votes for the DUSU elections began on Saturday at the multipurpose hall of the University Sports Stadium in North Campus. During this time, accusations and counter-accusations continued between ABVP and NSUI. Voting for the high-profile student union elections took place on Friday, with a turnout of 40.46 percent of voters exercising their franchise. Votes were cast for four central positions: president, vice-president, secretary, and joint secretary.

ABVP nominated Yash Dabas for president, Eshu Maurya for vice-president, Riya Chhavdi for secretary, and Lakshya Raj Singh for joint secretary. NSUI fielded Vijay Shankar Meena for president, Veer Chatarath for vice-president, Namrata Chaudhary for secretary, and Gopal Chaudhary for joint secretary. The AISA-SFI alliance nominated Ananya Ratuadi for president, Akshat Shikhar for vice-president, Stanzin Deskyong for secretary, and B. Parijat for joint secretary.

Before the counting, NSUI president Vinod Jakhar claimed victory on all four seats. He stated that NSUI was in a position to win all four positions and that ABVP was in a state of disarray. On the other hand, ABVP also expressed confidence in winning all four central positions, citing its performance in various college student union elections held on Friday.

ABVP claimed in a statement that,

it had achieved a clean sweep in Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Shri Aurobindo College (Morning), Shivaji College, Bharti College, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar College, and Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). The organization also claimed victory in several key positions at Keshav Mahavidyalaya and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, as well as in the Library Science Department.

Meanwhile, the AISA-SFI alliance described its panel as a representative of 'alternative politics'. The alliance stated that it would work to create a student-led DUSU and oppose 'money and muscle politics'.

Voting for the four central panel positions was conducted in two shifts on Friday. Students from morning shift colleges voted from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, while those from evening shift colleges voted from 3 PM to 7:30 PM. College-level student union elections were also held in several colleges, including Miranda House, Ramjas College, Faculty of Law, and Shri Venkateshwara College.

According to Chief Electoral Officer Professor Raj Kishore Sharma,

approximately 960 electronic voting machines (EVMs) were installed in 48 colleges and 12 university departments. 40 additional machines were kept in reserve to address technical issues.

By 7 PM on Friday, 43 EVMs had reached the counting center, and preparations for Saturday's counting were underway. Voting on Friday morning started slowly but picked up pace after 11 AM. First-year students and first-time voters enthusiastically cast their votes. Many students expressed hope that student politics would help bring meaningful change to the university campus.

However, questions were raised regarding violations of rules during the election campaign. Despite repeated comments from the Delhi High Court and strict electoral guidelines, promotional materials were found scattered across campuses. Incidents of vehicles playing loud music and physical altercations between activists of various student organizations were also reported during the election process.