DUSU Election Results 2026 LIVE: Who is winning in ABVP vs NSUI vs AISA-SFI contest for Delhi University union posts this year?
DUSU Election results 2026 LIVE: DUSU election results 2026 are beginning to counting today at 8 AM as ABVP’s Yash Dabas, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena and AISA-SFI’s Ananya Raturi face off in the Delhi University Students’ Union presidential contest...
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DUSU Election Results 2026 LIVE: Who is winning in ABVP vs NSUI vs AISA-SFI contest for Delhi University union posts this year?
Delhi University Students’ Union election results 2026 are beginning to start counting today, September 19, at 8 AM with attention focused on the closely watched presidential contest between ABVP’s Yash Dabas, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena and the AISA-SFI alliance’s Ananya Raturi. Voting for the DUSU elections took place across Delhi University colleges on September 18, with more than 1.51 lakh students eligible to vote. The overall turnout was recorded at 40.46 per cent.
The DUSU election is being held for four central posts, president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary. A total of 20 candidates are in the final contest, including seven candidates for president, five for vice-president and four each for secretary and joint secretary. ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance have fielded candidates for all four central posts.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President and Joint Secretary after 13th round
After the 13th round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 15,212 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 14,919. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president contest with 19,964 votes, while ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 12,750 votes. NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads joint secretary with 10,403 votes, ahead of ABVP’s Lakshya Raj Singh at 9,728. Counting for the four central DUSU posts continues at Delhi University amid tight security.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President, Joint Secretary after 12th round
After the 12th round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 14,530 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 14,106. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads Vice President with 18,943 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads Secretary with 12,046, while NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads Joint Secretary with 9,867, ahead of independent Vishesh Yadav at 9,526. Counting continues for all four central DUSU posts at Delhi University, with the latest trends showing close contests in the President and Joint Secretary races.
Former NSUI DUSU president Arun Hooda told ANI, the BJP and ABVP were “losing” in the ongoing DUSU elections, attributing the trend to what he called unfulfilled promises on jobs, education, hostels, fee waivers and women’s security. Hooda said, “That is why the country's youth are voting against the BJP and PM Modi today.” He further claimed that either NSUI or an independent candidate would win. His remarks came as counting continued, with NSUI leading the presidential race and independents ahead in two posts.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: On DUSU elections, Former President of NSUI DUSU 2012, Arun Hooda says, "It is not a neck-and-neck contest; the BJP and ABVP are losing. This is the consequence of their actions. They told so many lies. What about the promise of 200,000 jobs for the youth, new… <a href="https://t.co/8OBnGV8vVw">pic.twitter.com/8OBnGV8vVw</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://x.com/ANI/status/2101222049352200498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President after eleventh round
After the eleventh round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 13,268 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 12,933. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president contest with 16,693 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 11,138 votes, while NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads joint secretary with 8,870, narrowly ahead of independent Vishesh Yadav at 8,866. Counting continues for all four central posts at Delhi University. The latest round comes amid tight security across the university as officials continue the counting process.
After the tenth round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Meena leads the presidential race with 11,966 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 11,472. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen continues to lead the vice-president contest with 15,601 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads the secretary race with 9,953 votes, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 8,007 votes, narrowly ahead of NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary at 7,918. Counting for the four central DUSU posts is continuing at Delhi University amid tight security.
After the eighth round of counting, ABVP candidates are leading the presidential and secretary races in the DUSU elections, while independents lead the vice-president and joint secretary contests. Yash Dabas has 9,827 votes against NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena at 9,490. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 12,910 votes. ABVP's Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 8,466, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 6,797 votes, ahead of NSUI's Gopal Choudhary at 6,168. Counting continues.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads for president, secretary after sixth round
After the sixth round of counting, ABVP’s Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 7,346 votes against NSUI’s Vijay Meena at 6,760. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads the secretary race with 6,425 votes. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 9,379 votes, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 5,413. ABVP’s Ishu Maurya has 4,845 votes for vice-president, while Lakshya Raj Singh has 4,540 for joint secretary. Counting is underway for the four central DUSU posts.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads for president, secretary after fifth round
After the fifth round of counting, ABVP candidates are leading in the DUSU presidential and secretary races, while independent candidates are ahead for vice-president and joint secretary. Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 5,790 votes against NSUI's Vijay Meena at 5,737. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 7,655 votes, while ABVP's Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 5,216. Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 4,270 votes. Counting continues at Delhi University.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: Congress-backed NSUI takes lead in presidential race
After the second round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 2,712 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 2,448. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president race with 3,256 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 2,146, while Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 2,045 votes. Counting continues for all four central posts at Delhi University.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: President Aryan Maan claims ABVP will win 4-0
DUSU President Aryan Maan said ABVP candidates were leading in all four posts after the first round of counting and expressed confidence of a 4-0 victory. He also alleged NSUI would question the results, while claiming Gen Z supports ABVP and its nationalism message.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Delhi: On the DUSU elections, DUSU President Aryan Maan says, "I have been in touch with the situation on the ground. All four Vidyarthi Parishad candidates are leading in the first round, and I am fully confident that the Vidyarthi Parishad will achieve a 4-0 victory. I… <a href="https://t.co/cUH8yLNKrp">pic.twitter.com/cUH8yLNKrp</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://x.com/ANI/status/2101175695464411428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads in two posts after first round
After the first round of counting, ABVP’s Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 1,305 votes, while Riya Chhawdi leads for secretary with 909. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 1,391, while Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 996. NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena has 1,191 votes.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena expresses confidence ahead of counting
NSUI presidential candidate Vijay Shankar Meena said counting would begin at 8 pm and expressed confidence that the result would be in his favour, citing the support he received. He is contesting against ABVP's Yash Dabas and AISA-SFI's Ananya Raturi.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">आज 8: 30 बजे काउंटिंग शुरू हो जाएगी मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि आप लोगों का जिस तरह प्यार मिला है तो फैसला मेरी तरफ ही होगा❤️��</p>— vijay shankar meena (@Narendrameena_1) <a href="https://x.com/Narendrameena_1/status/2101140755956023601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> DUSU Elections 2026 Results LIVE: ABVP sweeps several DU college polls
ABVP reported victories across several DU colleges, including SRCC, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bharati College and Shivaji College, ahead of DUSU result counting.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Delhi HC bans victory processions after results
The Delhi High Court has barred victory processions after the DUSU election results are declared, covering roads, university campuses and hostels. The court has also warned of criminal action and contempt proceedings for violations.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: 960 EVMs used for DUSU polling, 1,000 arranged
A total of 1,000 EVMs were arranged for the DUSU elections, with 960 machines used for polling and 40 kept in reserve. EVMs from all 52 polling centres have reached the counting venue ahead of the results.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Vote counting begins
Counting of votes for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections began at 8 am on Saturday at the Multipurpose Hall of the University Sports Stadium in North Campus. More than 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the university, while restrictions remain in place on key roads including Chhatra Marg, Probyn Road and University Road until the results are declared, officials said.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Vote polling
Couting of votes for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections has begun today, September 18, with more than 1.51 lakh students eligible to cast their votes for the four central panel posts. Polling is being conducted in two shifts to accommodate students from morning and evening colleges. Students attending day classes can vote from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while polling for evening classes will take place from 3 pm to 7:30 pm. The DUSU election is witnessing a contest among major student organisations including ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance.
DUSU Election 2026 President Candidates:
For president, ABVP has fielded Yash Dabas, NSUI has nominated Vijay Shankar Meena, while AISA-SFI has backed Ananya Raturi. The other presidential candidates are Ashmit Kumar, Ejaj Mansuri, Samarth Beniwal and Sameer Kumar. The vice-president contest includes ABVP’s Ishu Maurya, NSUI’s Vir Chatrath and AISA-SFI’s Akshat Shikhar, along with Aranya Singh Rathore and Deepanshu Shokeen.
The other central contests feature ABVP’s Riya Chhawadi and Lakshya Raj Singh, NSUI’s Namrata Chaudhary and Gopal Choudhary, and AISA-SFI’s Stanzin Deskyong and B Parijat. DUSU results are being watched alongside college-level election outcomes, with ABVP reporting wins at several colleges, including a clean sweep at SRCC.
Student concerns during this year’s campaign included accommodation, campus safety, fees, transport, placements, internships, attendance and access to facilities. Housing became a particularly prominent issue following the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people, including five students. Different student organisations placed their own proposals on accommodation and other campus issues at the centre of their campaigns.
Follow our DUSU election results 2026 live blog for the latest vote-counting updates, candidate-wise developments and results from the president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary contests.
The DUSU election is being held for four central posts, president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary. A total of 20 candidates are in the final contest, including seven candidates for president, five for vice-president and four each for secretary and joint secretary. ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance have fielded candidates for all four central posts.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President and Joint Secretary after 13th round
After the 13th round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 15,212 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 14,919. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president contest with 19,964 votes, while ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 12,750 votes. NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads joint secretary with 10,403 votes, ahead of ABVP’s Lakshya Raj Singh at 9,728. Counting for the four central DUSU posts continues at Delhi University amid tight security.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President, Joint Secretary after 12th round
After the 12th round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 14,530 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 14,106. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads Vice President with 18,943 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads Secretary with 12,046, while NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads Joint Secretary with 9,867, ahead of independent Vishesh Yadav at 9,526. Counting continues for all four central DUSU posts at Delhi University, with the latest trends showing close contests in the President and Joint Secretary races.
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DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Former NSUI DUSU president Arun Hooda on ABVP losingFormer NSUI DUSU president Arun Hooda told ANI, the BJP and ABVP were “losing” in the ongoing DUSU elections, attributing the trend to what he called unfulfilled promises on jobs, education, hostels, fee waivers and women’s security. Hooda said, “That is why the country's youth are voting against the BJP and PM Modi today.” He further claimed that either NSUI or an independent candidate would win. His remarks came as counting continued, with NSUI leading the presidential race and independents ahead in two posts.
After the eleventh round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 13,268 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 12,933. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president contest with 16,693 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 11,138 votes, while NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary leads joint secretary with 8,870, narrowly ahead of independent Vishesh Yadav at 8,866. Counting continues for all four central posts at Delhi University. The latest round comes amid tight security across the university as officials continue the counting process.
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DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: NSUI leads President after tenth roundAfter the tenth round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Meena leads the presidential race with 11,966 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 11,472. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen continues to lead the vice-president contest with 15,601 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads the secretary race with 9,953 votes, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 8,007 votes, narrowly ahead of NSUI’s Gopal Choudhary at 7,918. Counting for the four central DUSU posts is continuing at Delhi University amid tight security.
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DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads president, secretary after eighth roundAfter the eighth round of counting, ABVP candidates are leading the presidential and secretary races in the DUSU elections, while independents lead the vice-president and joint secretary contests. Yash Dabas has 9,827 votes against NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena at 9,490. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 12,910 votes. ABVP's Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 8,466, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 6,797 votes, ahead of NSUI's Gopal Choudhary at 6,168. Counting continues.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads for president, secretary after sixth round
After the sixth round of counting, ABVP’s Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 7,346 votes against NSUI’s Vijay Meena at 6,760. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads the secretary race with 6,425 votes. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 9,379 votes, while independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 5,413. ABVP’s Ishu Maurya has 4,845 votes for vice-president, while Lakshya Raj Singh has 4,540 for joint secretary. Counting is underway for the four central DUSU posts.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: ABVP leads for president, secretary after fifth round
After the fifth round of counting, ABVP candidates are leading in the DUSU presidential and secretary races, while independent candidates are ahead for vice-president and joint secretary. Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 5,790 votes against NSUI's Vijay Meena at 5,737. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 7,655 votes, while ABVP's Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 5,216. Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 4,270 votes. Counting continues at Delhi University.
DUSU Elections Results 2026 LIVE: Congress-backed NSUI takes lead in presidential race
After the second round of counting, NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena leads the presidential race with 2,712 votes against ABVP’s Yash Dabas at 2,448. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads the vice-president race with 3,256 votes. ABVP’s Riya Chhawdi leads secretary with 2,146, while Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 2,045 votes. Counting continues for all four central posts at Delhi University.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: President Aryan Maan claims ABVP will win 4-0
DUSU President Aryan Maan said ABVP candidates were leading in all four posts after the first round of counting and expressed confidence of a 4-0 victory. He also alleged NSUI would question the results, while claiming Gen Z supports ABVP and its nationalism message.
After the first round of counting, ABVP’s Yash Dabas leads the presidential race with 1,305 votes, while Riya Chhawdi leads for secretary with 909. Independent Deepanshu Shokeen leads vice-president with 1,391, while Independent Vishesh Yadav leads joint secretary with 996. NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena has 1,191 votes.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena expresses confidence ahead of counting
NSUI presidential candidate Vijay Shankar Meena said counting would begin at 8 pm and expressed confidence that the result would be in his favour, citing the support he received. He is contesting against ABVP's Yash Dabas and AISA-SFI's Ananya Raturi.
ABVP reported victories across several DU colleges, including SRCC, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bharati College and Shivaji College, ahead of DUSU result counting.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Delhi HC bans victory processions after results
The Delhi High Court has barred victory processions after the DUSU election results are declared, covering roads, university campuses and hostels. The court has also warned of criminal action and contempt proceedings for violations.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: 960 EVMs used for DUSU polling, 1,000 arranged
A total of 1,000 EVMs were arranged for the DUSU elections, with 960 machines used for polling and 40 kept in reserve. EVMs from all 52 polling centres have reached the counting venue ahead of the results.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Vote counting begins
Counting of votes for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections began at 8 am on Saturday at the Multipurpose Hall of the University Sports Stadium in North Campus. More than 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the university, while restrictions remain in place on key roads including Chhatra Marg, Probyn Road and University Road until the results are declared, officials said.
DUSU Elections 2026 LIVE: Vote polling
Couting of votes for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections has begun today, September 18, with more than 1.51 lakh students eligible to cast their votes for the four central panel posts. Polling is being conducted in two shifts to accommodate students from morning and evening colleges. Students attending day classes can vote from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while polling for evening classes will take place from 3 pm to 7:30 pm. The DUSU election is witnessing a contest among major student organisations including ABVP, NSUI and the AISA-SFI alliance.
DUSU Election 2026 President Candidates:
For president, ABVP has fielded Yash Dabas, NSUI has nominated Vijay Shankar Meena, while AISA-SFI has backed Ananya Raturi. The other presidential candidates are Ashmit Kumar, Ejaj Mansuri, Samarth Beniwal and Sameer Kumar. The vice-president contest includes ABVP’s Ishu Maurya, NSUI’s Vir Chatrath and AISA-SFI’s Akshat Shikhar, along with Aranya Singh Rathore and Deepanshu Shokeen.
The other central contests feature ABVP’s Riya Chhawadi and Lakshya Raj Singh, NSUI’s Namrata Chaudhary and Gopal Choudhary, and AISA-SFI’s Stanzin Deskyong and B Parijat. DUSU results are being watched alongside college-level election outcomes, with ABVP reporting wins at several colleges, including a clean sweep at SRCC.
Student concerns during this year’s campaign included accommodation, campus safety, fees, transport, placements, internships, attendance and access to facilities. Housing became a particularly prominent issue following the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people, including five students. Different student organisations placed their own proposals on accommodation and other campus issues at the centre of their campaigns.
Follow our DUSU election results 2026 live blog for the latest vote-counting updates, candidate-wise developments and results from the president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary contests.
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