ABVP winning candidates celebrate after securing three of the four contested posts at Delhi University. Screengrab: @PTI_News/X
The RSS-affiliated ABVP won three of the four central panel posts in the high-profile Delhi University Students’ Union election, while independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen, who was denied an NSUI ticket, won the vice-president’s post.
The Congress-backed NSUI failed to secure any of the four central panel posts, with the ABVP winning the president, secretary and joint secretary positions.
In the presidential race, ABVP’s Yash Dabas polled 24,576 votes, defeating NSUI’s Vijai Shankar Meena by a margin of 2,053 votes.
Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president’s post with 30,615 votes, emerging victorious after he was not given the NSUI ticket.
For the joint secretary’s post, ABVP’s candidate secured 16,615 votes against 15,778 votes polled by the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha candidate.
In the secretary’s race, the ABVP candidate polled 21,650 votes, while the NSUI candidate secured 14,869 votes.
Last year, ABVP won three of the four central panel posts, while NSUI won one. The Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha had last won a central panel post in 2009.
This year, elections are being held against the backdrop of students’ protests at Jantar Mantar, which led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union Education Minister, and the Satya Niketan tragedy, which raised questions over the shortage of hostels and accommodation on the university campus.
Student welfare, campus facilities, hostel accommodation and safety emerged as major campaign issues this year, particularly after the collapse of a five-storey PG building in Satya Niketan earlier this month, in which seven people, including students, were killed.
Delhi also saw a student agitation, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), in June-July over the issues of NEET paper leak and examination reforms.
Police personnel have been deployed at strategic points, while foot patrols, motorcycle teams and PCR vans are maintaining a visible presence across the campuses. Paramilitary personnel have also been deployed at key locations as part of the multi-layered security arrangements, an officer said.
The traffic curbs, announced in a university advisory, remained in force on Saturday (September 19, 2026) until the declaration of results.
Police are coordinating with university authorities and college administrations on entry and exit points, student movement and other logistical arrangements for the counting process, officials said.
(with PTI inputs)
Published – September 19, 2026 11:12 am IST
