Overview

• Counting began at 8 a.m. in DU’s North Campus sports complex under heavy security with CCTV and drone monitoring, and officials expect many rounds before final results.
• Early trends show ABVP’s Aryan Maan leading the presidential race, with ABVP ahead for secretary and joint secretary, while NSUI’s Rahul Jhansla leads for vice president.
• Rival groups traded charges over malpractice, with NSUI alleging vote manipulation at multiple colleges and ABVP denying the claims and accusing NSUI leaders of misconduct.
• The Delhi High Court has banned victory processions and directed police and university authorities to enforce strict post-result controls.
• Polling on September 18 used EVMs for central posts and paper ballots for colleges across 52 centres and 195 booths, drawing over 1.55 lakh votes from roughly 2.75–2.8 lakh eligible students.