Archive · 19 Sep 2026
New DUSU Leaders Promise Hostel Audits, Student Rights
Delhi University students elected new leaders for their student union.
Yash Dabas became president after winning 24,576 votes.
He said he would begin by checking the safety of hostels and paying-guest homes.
Deepanshu Shokeen became vice-president with 30,615 votes.
He ran as an independent after he was not given an NSUI ticket.
Shokeen said he would seek justice for people who died in the Satya Niketan building collapse.
ABVP won three of the four main posts.
NSUI did not win any of those four posts.
Yash Dabas said his first task as DUSU president would be auditing college hostels and paying-guest accommodations for safety.
Vice-president Deepanshu Shokeen vowed to seek justice for those who died in the Satya Niketan building collapse.
Dabas won the presidency with 24,576 votes, defeating NSUI’s Vijai Shankar Meena by 2,053 votes.
The RSS-affiliated ABVP won three of the four central panel posts, including president, secretary and joint secretary.
Shokeen won 30,615 votes as an independent after being denied an NSUI ticket, while NSUI won no central panel post.
- Who
- Yash Dabas was elected president and Deepanshu Shokeen vice-president of the Delhi University Students’ Union; ABVP won three central panel posts.
- What
- The newly elected leaders announced priorities including hostel and paying-guest accommodation safety audits, student-rights advocacy and seeking justice over the Satya Niketan building collapse.
- When
- The statements and election results were reported on Saturday.
- Where
- Delhi University, Delhi; the justice demand concerns the Satya Niketan building collapse.
- Why
- Dabas cited student safety, while Shokeen said his campaign experiences and concerns about student hardships shaped his priorities.
ABVP-led leadership
NSUI and independent concerns
Election outcome
ABVP-led leadership
The RSS-affiliated ABVP won three of the four central panel posts and presented the victory as one for social harmony, patriotism and unity.
NSUI and independent concerns
NSUI failed to win any central panel post, while independent vice-president Deepanshu Shokeen emphasized student rights and concerns arising from his campaign experience.
Student priorities
ABVP-led leadership
Yash Dabas prioritized a safety audit of all college hostels and paying-guest accommodations.
NSUI and independent concerns
Deepanshu Shokeen prioritized seeking justice for those who died in the Satya Niketan building collapse and addressing broader student hardships.
- President-elect
- Yash Dabas
- Presidential votes
- Dabas received 24,576 votes and defeated Vijai Shankar Meena by 2,053 votes.
- Vice-president
- Deepanshu Shokeen won with 30,615 votes as an independent candidate.
- ABVP result
- ABVP won the president, secretary and joint secretary posts.
- Secretary result
- The ABVP candidate received 21,650 votes against 14,869 for the NSUI nominee.
- Joint secretary result
- The ABVP candidate received 16,615 votes, ahead of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha candidate’s 15,778.
- NSUI result
- The Congress-backed NSUI won none of the four central panel posts.