Overview
- Voting for the DUSU elections concluded on Friday, September 18, with counting of sealed EVMs beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 19 in the university Multipurpose Hall.
- Police and paramilitary forces kept a large presence on campus with more than 2,000 personnel deployed to guard polling and the counting venue and to enforce road restrictions around North and South campuses.
- The Delhi High Court served show-cause notices to about 140 candidates for alleged breaches of Lyngdoh rules, banned any post-result victory processions, and asked why collective damages or contempt remedies should not follow.
- Officials used roughly 1,000 EVM units for the polls, with 960 machines active and 40 held in reserve, and university staff described sealed transport and control-room procedures to prevent tampering during movement to the counting hall.
- Turnout was reported in the high 30s percent range by most outlets and student concerns about hostel safety, campus infrastructure and exam issues—heightened after the Satya Niketan building collapse—dominated voting-day conversations.