New Delhi: Voting for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections began on Thursday morning amid tight security, with more than 600 police personnel deployed to ensure that polling proceeds smoothly.
Students are casting their votes in two shifts: from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM for day classes, and from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM for evening classes. Approximately 2.8 lakh students are eligible to vote in this election, with results scheduled to be declared on September 19.
Among the deployed security personnel, 160 are equipped with body cameras. Additionally, CCTV surveillance is in place, and drones are being used to monitor activities across polling venues.
The main contest features three student groups: the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), and the Left-supported Students’ Federation of India (SFI)–All India Students’ Association (AISA) alliance.
The NSUI has fielded Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, a postgraduate student of Buddhist Studies. The SFI-AISA alliance has nominated Anjali from Indraprastha College for Women. The ABVP’s candidate is Aryan Maan from the Department of Library Science.
Notably, for the first time in years, college and hostel walls have remained free of posters and graffiti. This is due to strict enforcement of anti-defacement rules by university authorities, in line with the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines.
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