DUSU polls: NSUI stages comeback after seven years, bags key president’s post

In the results declared connected Monday evening aft a two-month hold — it had been halted by the Delhi High Court citing defacement caused during the run — NSUI’s Ronak Khatri and Lokesh Choudhary were elected President and Joint Secretary whereas ABVP’s Mitravinda Karanwal and Bhanu Pratap Singh were elected Secretary and Vice-President.

Polling for the 4 cardinal posts was held successful September astatine 52 colleges and departments crossed North and South campuses. Twenty-one candidates were successful the fray.

As soon arsenic counting ended, celebrations began and cheers broke retired astatine DU’s Arts module but it was not arsenic vibrant arsenic compared to erstwhile years with the varsity barring the usage of dhols and firecrackers successful compliance with the Delhi High Court orders.

The past 3 times, the ABVP won 3 posts retired of 4 — nether the presidentship of Tushar Dedha past year, Akshit Dahiya successful 2019-20, and Ankiv Baisoya successful 2018-19.

Like astir years, this twelvemonth besides saw a consecutive contention betwixt ABVP and NSUI.

NSUI’s Khatri defeated ABVP’s Rishabh Chaudhary by implicit 1,300 votes, securing 20,207 votes to Chaudhary’s 18,864.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Khatri said: “University infrastructure is our priority. The mode unit speech to the students is our precedence arsenic good arsenic the student’s well-being. We promised this successful our manifesto and this volition beryllium the archetypal substance of focus.”

The turnout for the DUSU elections this twelvemonth stood astatine 35.2% arsenic compared to 42% past year.