Archive · 9 Aug 2025
DU Issues Rules to Curb Property Defacement During Polls
Delhi University has new rules for student elections to stop property damage.
Candidates must promise not to deface property, or they lose money.
Posters and rallies are banned.
Students can report problems online, and committees will enforce the rules.
The goal is fair elections and a clean campus.
Candidates must sign a Rs 1 lakh bond to prevent property defacement during DUSU elections.
Posters, rallies, and processions are banned under new guidelines.
An online portal will enable students to report defacement of property.
Colleges must organize debates and orientation programs for students.
University and college committees will oversee the implementation of the rules.
- Who
- Delhi University and student candidates.
- What
- Delhi University issued guidelines to prevent property defacement during DUSU elections.
- When
- Before the upcoming DUSU elections.
- Where
- Delhi University and its affiliated colleges.
- Why
- To curb defacement and ensure fair elections.
Students/Candidates
University
Campaigning Regulations
Students/Candidates
Potential concerns about restrictions on campaigning, fairness of new rules.
University
The guidelines aim to create fair elections and curb defacement.
- Bond Amount
- Rs 1 lakh
- Banned Activities
- Posters, rallies, roadshows, processions, loudspeakers
- Reporting Method
- Online portal
- Oversight
- University and college committees
- Campaigning Focus
- Issue-based debates, electronic media
Sources
Student outfits express concern over DU’s Rs 1 lakh bond rule for DUSU poll candidates
Delhi University Issues Guidelines To Curb Defacement Ahead Of Student Union Polls
Ahead of DUSU polls | ‘No posters on walls, no vehicles for canvassing…’: DU issues strict anti-defacement guidelines
Delhi University Issues Rs 1 Lakh Bond Rule To Curb Defacement During Polls
