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DUSU Elections 2017: 1.3 lakh Delhi University students to vote today
Nearly 1.3 lakh voters will decide on Tuesday which party gets to rule Delhi University next year. The first stage of voting is currently underway and will continue till 1 pm. The second stage of polls would start at 3 pm and end at 7.30pm.
New Delhi: Nearly 1.3 lakh voters will decide on Tuesday which party gets to rule Delhi University next year. The first stage of voting is currently underway and will continue till 1 pm. The second stage of polls would start at 3 pm and end at 7.30pm.
The top contenders in DUSU 2017 elections are Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and BJP-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Others in the fray are All India Students Association (AISA), Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association (BAPSA) and Students' Federation of India (SFI).
A look top contenders from the parties:
1. NSUI
President: Rocky Tuseed
Vice-president: Kunal Sehrawat
Secretary: Meenakshi Meena
Joint Secretary: Avinash Yadav
2. ABVP
President: Rajat Choudhary
Vice-president: Paarth Rana
Secretary: Mahamedhaa Nagar
Joint Secretary: Uma Shankar
3. Students' Federation of India (SFI)
President: Rafat Alam
Vice-president: Jitendra Kumar
Secretary: Kolisetty Lakshmi
Joint Secretary: Roshan
4. AISA
President: Parul Chauhan
Vice-president: Aditya Baibhav
Secretary: Jaishree
Joint Secretary: Akash Gupta
However, the DUSU Election results may not be declared on Wednesday – the day after polling. The varsity has written to Delhi high court seeking clarity on this.