Delhi University students union poll: ABVP sweeps election with top three posts

The BJP-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has won the three top posts of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). Announced on Saturday, the Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) got one seat. ABVP’s Amit Tanwar, Priyanka Chabri and Ankit Sangwan were elected DUSU President, vice-president and secretary respectively. Mohit Sangwan of the NSUI won the joint secretary post.

Elections to the Delhi University Students’ Union and Central Council were held on Friday, reported NDTV . Over 36 percent of students exercised their franchise in the polls with the voting percentage recording a dip of over 7 percent from last year’s overall turnout of 43.3 percent.

The winners distributed sweets among students and their supporters. DNA quoted Karan Kuhar, a student of Daulat Ram college as saying, “plans are afoot to hold a massive victory procession”. “We have won and our vote share has increased because throughout the year, we have stayed amongst students and fought for them. This ABVP win is also a comment against anti-national activities happening across the country,”  Hindustan Times quoted Tanwar as saying. ABVP workers celebrated their win soon after the result declaration.