Archive · 19 Sep 2026
NSUI Takes Presidential Lead as DUSU Counting Continues
Students at Delhi University are voting for their student union leaders.
The votes were still being counted when these reports were published.
In the seventh round, ABVP candidate Yash Dabas was ahead in the presidential race.
By the 10th round, NSUI candidate Vijay Meena had moved ahead.
Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen was leading for vice-president.
Vishesh Yadav was reported as leading the joint secretary race.
ABVP and NSUI candidates were competing closely in other posts.
The results will decide the student union's central panel for the 2026-27 academic year.
After the 10th counting round, NSUI candidate Vijay Meena led ABVP's Yash Dabas by 494 votes.
Meena had 11,966 votes, compared with Dabas's 11,472 votes in the presidential race.
Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen led the vice-presidential contest with 15,591 votes.
Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha candidate Vishesh Yadav was reported to be leading the joint secretary contest with 8,007 votes.
The reports contain differing round-by-round figures and descriptions for the secretary and joint secretary races.
- Who
- Candidates from ABVP, NSUI, the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha, and an independent candidate are contesting the DUSU posts.
- What
- Counting is underway for the Delhi University Students' Union elections.
- When
- The seventh-round update was published at 13:00, and the 10th-round update at 13:42; the academic session covered is 2026-27.
- Where
- Delhi University.
- Why
- The results will determine the composition of the DUSU central panel.
NSUI and allied candidates
ABVP candidates
Presidential race
NSUI and allied candidates
NSUI's Vijay Meena led with 11,966 votes after the 10th round, after trailing in the seventh-round update.
ABVP candidates
ABVP's Yash Dabas led by 609 votes in the seventh-round update but had 11,472 votes and trailed in the 10th-round update.
Control of the central panel
NSUI and allied candidates
NSUI, the Congress-backed organization, was competing to increase its representation in the DUSU central panel.
ABVP candidates
ABVP, described as RSS-affiliated, was seeking dominance after winning three major posts the previous year.
Other office-bearer posts
NSUI and allied candidates
NSUI candidates were behind ABVP in the secretary figures reported, while independent and Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha candidates led some contests.
ABVP candidates
ABVP led the secretary figures reported, though the articles differ in how they label the secretary and joint secretary vote totals.
- Presidential lead after round 10
- NSUI's Vijay Meena led ABVP's Yash Dabas by 494 votes.
- Presidential votes after round 10
- Vijay Meena: 11,966; Yash Dabas: 11,472.
- Presidential lead after round 7
- ABVP's Yash Dabas led NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena by 609 votes.
- Vice-presidential lead
- Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen had 15,591 votes in the later update.
- Joint secretary update
- Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha's Vishesh Yadav was reported with 8,007 votes in the later update.
- Previous year's outcome
- ABVP won president, secretary and joint secretary, while NSUI won vice-president.
- Contesting groups
- The contest involved ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI Left alliance, among others.
