The Delhi University Students Union, generally abbreviated as DUSU, is the umbrella students' union at the University of Delhi.
DUSU the representative body of students from most Delhi university colleges. Each college also has its own students' union which holds elections every year. Several office bearers of DUSU have gone on to hold public office at the state and centre level. DUSU elections have allowed some members to step directly into local and national politics. Vishal Upadhyay, current co-convenor South campus Abvl, was a member of DUSU.
The University of Delhi has a long history of student political activity. Since 1954 in DUSU, there are caste based politics taking place especially by ABVP and NSUI which field mostly Jat, Gurjar or Yadav candidates for important posts in DUSU.
Video Delhi University Students' Union
Elections 2017
The main contestants for the presidential post were Rajat Choudhary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Rocky Tuseed of the National Student Union of India (NSUI), Parul Chauhan of the All-India Students Association (AISA), and independent candidates Raja Choudury and Alka. Elections to the student body were held on 12 September. Arul Chauhan, a final year student from Satyawati evening college, was the face for president post from AISA. Aditya Baibhav, student pursuing Master of Arts from the North campus, contested for the post of Vice-President. Jaishree from Kirori Mal College (KMC) was nominated for the post of Secretary and Akash Gupta, LLB student from law faculty was nominated for Joint Secretary.
Although the RSS backed Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarti Parishad (ABVP), Congress's Nation Student Union of India (NSUI) did not disclose the list of candidates like every year. However, the left wing student organization All India Student Association (AISA) announced the list of final faces for the upcoming DUSU election. The Left party, which has always taken gender sensitization as a major poll agenda, fielded a female candidate for the post of president. The administration made public the final list of candidates on 6 September. The DUSU election was held on 12 September.
The counting of votes started at 8:30 am. The polls were held on 12 September. Nearly 43% students, out of the total voter base of 1.3 lakh students, cast their votes.
NSUI candidates Rocky Tuseed won the post of president, while Kunal Sehrawat won the Vice President post. ABVP's Mahamedhaa Nagar won the secretary post, and Uma Shankar won Joint Secretary.
Maps Delhi University Students' Union
See also
- Banaras Hindu University Students' Union
- JNUSU
References
External links
- Official website
- "The Representatives of DUSU from 1954 to 2010-11", University of Delhi
- "NSUI takes DUSU posts", The Hindu, 2006
- "Most DU students indifferent to politics", rediff.com, 2003
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