Overview
- Voting took place on Friday, Sept. 18, and counting began Saturday at North Campus after a candidate inspection delay, with total turnout recorded at 40.46 percent.
- After Round 14 live tallies show NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena ahead of ABVP’s Yash Dabas by a single vote, with counting ongoing and figures still provisional.
- An independent candidate, Deepanshu Shokeen, holds a large lead in the vice‑president race that appears decisive in the current rounds.
- The university moved 1,000 EVMs to the counting centre (960 used and 40 reserves) under heavy police and paramilitary deployment and the Delhi High Court has barred victory processions and issued notices to many candidates.
- Student housing and safety concerns, sharpened by the recent Satya Niketan building collapse, drove voter focus and the result could shape campus welfare priorities and the standing of ABVP, NSUI and Left groups across Delhi University.