NEW DELHI: Celebrations broke out in the ABVP camp on Delhi University's north campus after the results of
Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) election were announced on Saturday.
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Of the four central panel posts of DUSU, the ABVP won three seats while NSUI won one seat after 27 rounds of counting.
ABVP's Tushar Dedha (president), Aparajita (secretary) and Sachin Baisla (joint secretary) and others after they won in the DUSU election 2023. Photo: PTI
ABVP's Tushar Dedha won the post of DUSU president, defeating NSUI's Hitesh Gulia.
Delhi University Student Union Election 2023 Results Live Updates:ABVP's Aparajita and Sachin Baisla won the posts of Secretary and Joint Secretary defeating their closes rivals by a significant margin.
The Congress student wing's
Abhi Dahiya bagged the post of Vice President.Dancing to beat of drums and carrying winners on their shoulders, ABVP supporters congratulated each other. The winners were garlanded the three victors and applied colours on their faces.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) supporters celebrate after victory in the DUSU election 2023. Photo: ANI
Students from the metro station to the campus set balloons in air, broke out in dance, and showered the winners with flower petals, reported PTI.
Security at both DU campuses was beefed up and barricades were also deployed as preventive measures to avoid any untoward incident.
The DUSU elections have always seen a direct fight between the ABVP and NSUI.
Twenty-four candidates were in the fray for the four posts in the elections.
The DUSU elections were last held in 2019. The polls could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 while other disruptions to the academic calendar prevented their conduct in 2022.