Upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union elections are going to be one of the most uniquely diverse battlegrounds in the history of the campus. First visually impaired, first Ladakhi, a re-NET applicant and a Jantar Mantar hunger-strike participant are among the candidates.Seven people are in the fray for the president’s post, five for vice-president and four each for secretary and joint secretary posts, report TOI’s Sauradeb Jha.Polls: Sept 18Results: Sept 19LEFT UNITY | AISA-SFI JOINT PANELAISA and SFI have come together with a joint four-member panelANANYA RATURIAISA | Contesting for president postStudent activist from UttarakhandHas led campus campaigns on sexual-harassment and accountability issuesHas been involved in protests against alleged abuse of authority on campusAkshat ShikharAISA | Vice-presidentFrom Allahabad; student at Motilal Nehru CollegePrepared for NEET-UG 2026, which was later cancelled following the paper-leak controversyJoined protests at Jantar Mantar and hunger strike in solidarity with Sonam WangchukStanzin DeskyongSFI | SecretaryFirst-year MSc Mathematics, Hindu CollegeFormer vice-president, Ramjas College Students’ UnionFrom Leh, Ladakh; first Ladakhi student to contest DUSU, according to SFI-AISAHas been involved in campus campaigns on safety and accountabilityB ParijaatSFI | Joint secretaryFirst-year MA English, Hansraj CollegeFormer president, literary society, PGDAV CollegeHas been involved in student campaigns around classroom teaching and academic rightsComes from a farmers’ family in western Uttar PradeshTHE TWO TRADITIONAL CONTENDERSABVPYash Dabas | Candidate for president postInternational-level tennis player; pursuing Buddhist StudiesIshu Maurya | Vice-presidentLaw student at Campus Law Centre; associated with ABVP since 2021Riya Chhawadi | SecretaryBA programme student at Sri Aurobindo College; inter-college basketball playerLakshya Raj Singh | Joint SecretaryStudent at Campus Law Centre; international-level handball playerNSUIVijay Shankar Meena | Candidate for president postFrom Rajasthan; third-year student at Campus Law CentreVir Chatrath | Vice-PresidentMA Buddhist Studies studentNamrata Choudhary | SecretaryMA Buddhist Studies student; has worked on student welfare, equal opportunities and women’s safetyGopal Choudhary | Joint SecretaryMA Buddhist Studies student; graduate of Satyawati CollegeASAP | AAP’S STUDENT WINGAshmit PawarCandidate for president postA first-year PGDAV College studentA recent entrant to ASAPPankaj DhingraSecretaryA visually impaired student at Campus Law CentreHis candidature brings disability representation into the DUSU central-panel contest for the first time in historyIndependents In FrayFor president post
- Ejaj Mansuri
- Samarth Beniwal
- Sameer Kumar
Vice-presidentAranya Singh Rathore and Deepanshu ShokeenJoint secretaryVishesh Yadav
