In the ongoing counting for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, held in New Delhi on September 19, NSUI candidate Vijay Meena has taken the lead in the presidential race, holding a 494‑vote advantage over ABVP’s Yash Dabas after the tenth round of tallies.
The presidential contest shows Meena with 11,966 votes, while Dabas has accumulated 11,472. The margin reflects a closely fought race between the Congress‑backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and the RSS‑affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
For the vice‑presidential position, Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen is ahead with 15,591 votes as counting continues.
Other key positions see varied outcomes: Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha’s Vishesh Yadav leads the joint secretary post with 8,007 votes; the ABVP’s candidate for secretary has 9,953 votes compared to NSUI’s 7,712, while the ABVP’s joint secretary tally stands at 5,386 against NSUI’s 5,339.
These results will shape the DUSU central panel for the 2026‑27 academic session. The contest has attracted intense interest, with the ABVP, NSUI, and the left‑aligned AISA‑SFI alliance competing for influence in one of the country’s most prominent student union elections. Last year, the ABVP captured the president, secretary, and joint secretary posts, while NSUI secured the vice‑president position.
