Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Delhi University Election 2026 Counting Highlights Women Candidates
Delhi University students held an election for their student union.
Votes were being counted on September 19.
Several women candidates were contesting important positions.
Riya Chhawdi of ABVP was running for Secretary and was ahead during the reported counting.
After 10 rounds, she had 9,953 votes.
Namrata Chaudhary of NSUI had 7,712 votes at that point.
Ananya Raturi of the AISA-SFI alliance was running for President.
The numbers could still change because counting was not finished.
DUSU election counting was underway on September 19 for four central posts.
ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi was leading the Secretary race during the reported counting.
After Round 10, Chhawdi had 9,953 votes and NSUI’s Namrata Chaudhary had 7,712.
AISA-SFI’s Ananya Raturi was contesting the President post against ABVP’s Yash Dabas and NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena.
The reported vote figures were provisional and did not represent final results.
- Who
- Candidates from ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance, including Riya Chhawdi, Namrata Chaudhary, Ananya Raturi and Stanzin Deskyong.
- What
- The Delhi University Students’ Union election was being counted, with women candidates contesting central posts.
- When
- Counting was taking place on September 19, 2026; the reported figures were from Round 10 and were not final.
- Where
- Delhi University.
- Why
- The candidates were contesting the four central posts of the Delhi University Students’ Union.
- Election
- Delhi University Students’ Union election
- Counting date
- September 19, 2026
- Organizations contesting
- ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance
- Secretary leader
- Riya Chhawdi of ABVP during the reported counting
- Round 10 figures
- Riya Chhawdi: 9,953 votes; Namrata Chaudhary: 7,712 votes
- President candidate
- Ananya Raturi of the AISA-SFI alliance
- Result status
- Counting was ongoing and the figures were provisional