Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Blind Candidate Seeks DUSU Election, Elevates Disability Representation
Pankaj Dhingra is a blind law student at Delhi University.
He wants to run in the university’s student union election.
He is campaigning with a student group linked to the Aam Aadmi Party.
His campaign says students with disabilities should have a stronger voice on campus.
It says they should be able to participate in student politics and become leaders.
The group also says students with disabilities still face barriers to opportunities and campus life.
The election is planned for September 18.
Votes are expected to be counted and results announced the next day.
Pankaj Dhingra, a blind law student, is seeking to contest the Delhi University Students’ Union elections.
Dhingra is campaigning with the Association of Students for Alternative Politics, the Aam Aadmi Party’s student wing.
His campaign focuses on participation and representation for students with disabilities.
The organisation says students with disabilities face barriers to education, opportunities and full campus participation.
The DUSU election is scheduled for September 18, with vote counting and results expected the following day.
- Who
- Pankaj Dhingra, a blind law student, is seeking to contest with the Association of Students for Alternative Politics.
- What
- He is campaigning for a place in the Delhi University Students’ Union election and highlighting representation of students with disabilities.
- When
- The report was published on August 19; the election is scheduled for September 18, with counting and results expected the next day.
- Where
- The campaign concerns Delhi University, including its Campus Law Centre, in New Delhi.
- Why
- The campaign seeks greater participation, equal access, representation and leadership opportunities for students with disabilities.
- Candidate
- Pankaj Dhingra
- Affiliation
- Association of Students for Alternative Politics, the Aam Aadmi Party’s student wing
- Institution
- Delhi University’s Campus Law Centre
- Election
- Delhi University Students’ Union election
- Election date
- September 18
- Expected counting and results
- The following day
- Campaign focus
- Participation and representation of students with disabilities