DUSU polls: Rush of nominations for 4 top posts, final list Sep 11

NEW DELHI: This year’s Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections is a crowded arena, with 82 students filing nominations for the four central panel posts till the deadline on Wednesday. After scrutiny, 73 were found valid, officials said.

The presidency remains the most keenly contested position, drawing 24 aspirants. Three nominations were rejected and 21 cleared for the post.

For vice president, 15 out of 18 candidates were allowed to stay in the race. The secretary’s post saw 21 applications, with 20 declared valid, while 17 of 19 nominations for joint secretary were accepted. The final list of contestants will be notified on Thursday after the withdrawal process concludes. Elections are set for September 18 and counting will be held the next day. Around 2.75 lakh students are eligible to cast their votes.

Polling for the four central panel posts will be conducted via electronic voting machines, while college-level elections will use ballot papers.

Student organisations have also begun zeroing in on their nominees. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) said six of its members have filed nominations, with four to be finalised for the central panel on September 11.

The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) said eight aspirants have filed papers, and its final panel will be declared Thursday.

Left-backed AISA and SFI have announced a seat-sharing pact for Delhi University polls, with AISA contesting president and joint secretary and SFI fielding vice president and secretary. HC has directed DU to ensure peaceful elections and submit an affidavit on compliance by September 15. MPOST