Delhi University Students' Union elections will be held on September 18, the counting is on September 19. The Delhi University has barred the use of JCBs, tractors, and luxury vehicles for the campaigning of Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections going with the Delhi High Court and Lyngdoh Committee guidelines. "No stickers with the candidate’s name are to be pasted on any vehicles, like Cars, Jeeps, Buses, Auto and E-Rickshaws, etc. In this context, it was made very clear that only five cars are allowed during election campaigning for each contesting candidate, and there is no permission for the use of tractor, JCB or animals," read the DU release.
The varsity has also put restrictions on the use of printed materials and banners in student union elections. There will be a complete ban on printed materials, no defacement of public property in an around the campus and no billboards, banners are to be pasted or suspended from the poles. The decision was taken following a meeting of the university proctor and his team with DUSU office bearers and representatives of various student bodies, as per the DU notification.
Cars with tinted glasses and hidden/no number plates are strictly prohibited. Unauthorised vehicle, if parked in the DU campus, will be issued a challan or towed away, as per the protocol of the Traffic Police. No gifts or souvenirs with the candidate’s name are to be distributed. No canopy and umbrella etc with the candidate’s names are not allowed in the campus. If any such materials are found, the candidate's nomination will be cancelled, it added.
DUSU election result 2025 highlights
In last year's DUSU elections, BJP-backed ABVP clinched three posts, while Congress's NSUI won one post. ABVP's Aryan Mann won the President post, Deepika Jha got the Joint Secretary post and Kunal Choudhary bagged the Secretary post. NSUI clinched the only vice president post.
Meet the first DUSU president
The first elected president of DUSU was Gajraj Bahadur Nagar. He was elected for the President post in 1954 and remained in office till 1955. He obtained LLB degree from DU.
Following his stint in student politics, Gajraj entered into mainstream politics, he won assembly election from Mewla Maharajpur constituency of Faridabad in 1977. He later became the Minister of Food and Supplies in the Haryana Cabinet.
DUSU's first president died at the age of 73 in 2001.
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