Overview
- Delhi University declared the 2026 DUSU results on Saturday, September 19, with ABVP candidates taking president, secretary and joint secretary while independent Deepanshu Shokeen won vice‑president.
- Yash Dabas of ABVP won the presidency with 24,576 votes, beating NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena by 2,053 votes, and Deepanshu Shokeen polled about 30,615 votes for vice‑president.
- The election saw higher engagement than last year with a 40.46% turnout and the university using 1,000 EVMs (960 active) and 12 control rooms to run and count votes under tight security.
- The Delhi High Court barred victory processions across campuses and public roads and issued notices to about 140 candidates for alleged poll violations, a restriction that election authorities are enforcing.
- The campaign and the winners’ first priorities were shaped by the recent Satya Niketan building collapse, with victors pledging safety audits of hostels and paying‑guest accommodations and independents demonstrating growing sway over campus contests.