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 smooth polling.
Students will cast their votes in two shifts: from 8:30 am to 1 pm for day classes, and from 3 pm to 7:30 pm for evening classes. Approximately 2.8 lakh students are eligible to vote in this election, the results of which will be declared on September 19.
Among the security measures, 160 police personnel are equipped with body cameras. In addition, CCTV surveillance is active, and drones are being used to monitor activities across the campus.
The electoral contest centers around three major student groups: the RSS-affiliated ABVP, the Congress-backed NSUI, and the Left-supported SFI-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, while the ABVP’s candidate is Aryan Maan from the Department of Library Science.
For the first time in years, college and hostel walls have remained free of posters and graffiti, as university authorities have strictly enforced anti-defacement rules in accordance with the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines.
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