DUSU poll results: ABVP wins 3 posts, NSUI rebel Deepanshu Shokeen bags VP seat
What it is about
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 3 original reports
Sat, 19 September 2026
1 report- Times of India11:21first to report
ABVP’s Yash Dabas won the DUSU president’s post, while independent candidate and NSUI rebel Deepanshu Shokeen was elected vice-president. ABVP also won the secretary and joint-secretary posts, securing three of the four central panel positions. Dabas defeated NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena, while Shokeen emerged as the highest vote-getter among the four winners with 30,615 votes. The results followed voting for DUSU’s central panel and college-level student bodies.
Sun, 20 September 2026
2 reports- Times of India02:16
The DUSU election results highlighted a contest that extended beyond the traditional ABVP NSUI binary, with Independent Deepanshu Shokeen’s decisive vice presidential victory and close races in the presidential and joint secretary contests. The results also showed a decline in the AISA SFI alliance’s vote tally despite its prominent participation in CJP mobilisations and campaigns around student issues such as housing, examinations and accountability.
- indiatimes.com03:04
ABVPs Yash Dabas was elected DUSU President, while Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen won the Vice President post in the 2026 Delhi University Students Union elections. ABVP secured three of the four key positions, with Riya Chhawdi winning Secretary and Lakshya Raj Singh taking Joint Secretary. The election saw a 40.46% voter turnout, with student safety, accommodation, campus infrastructure and academic facilities among the key campaign issues.