Counting of votes for the high-stakes Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections is currently underway, with prominent student faces in the race for presidency. Among them are three big names – ABVP’s Yash Dabas, Congress-backed NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena and the Left AISA-SFI alliance’s Ananya Raturi.
He was also selected for CBSE Nationals, SGFI Nationals, Khelo India and the All India University Games 2023, and represented DU at the North India University Games. Every year, the DUSU polls are one of the most closely watched contests in student politics. This year, elections were held for four key posts – president, vice-president, secretary and joint secretary. Follow live updates on the DUSU election results here. With results for the high-stakes elections still awaited, a look at who is in the presidency race: Yash Dabas, ABVP’s candidate for DUSU president, has many accolades to his name, including being an international-level tennis player. He hails from Delhi’s Kanjhawala and completed his graduation from Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College and is currently studying in the DU’s Department of Buddhist Studies. Vijay Shankar Meena hails from Rajasthan and pursued his graduation in his home state. The AISA-SFI alliance has nominated Ananya Raturi for president.
NSUI said in a statement that Meena is currently pursuing MA from the Department of Buddhist Studies at Delhi University, and has actively raised his voice for student rights, scholarships, hostel shortages and more in the past, according to PTI . Raturi, an AISA member, has been involved in student movements on issues including sexual harassment and accountability on campus, according to the alliance.
