The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) swept the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections 2019 as it won three of the four key seats, while the Congress-linked National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) bagged just one post.

The counting of votes for the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) election began from 8:30 am on Friday.

ABVP candidates Akshit Dahiya, Pradeep Tanwar and Shivangi Kharwal got the maximum votes for the post of President, Vice-president and Joint-secretary, respectively.

Congratulatory messages started pouring in as soon as the results came out. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated the ABVP winners and the “youth brigade” of the organisation for “sweeping” the DUSU election. He claimed that the results were “an indication of the political mood in the country”. “Nationalistic ideologies and ethos of ABVP have made it a natural choice for the youth,” he said.

ABVP also took to twitter to thank student for the massive victory.


Polling began in morning colleges at 9.30 am and ended at 1 pm. Polling in evening colleges commenced at 3 pm and will end at 7.30 pm.

Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) alleged of EVM malfunctioning at a college. Also, claimed its joint secretary candidate Abhishek Chaprana was refused entry to polling booths in Dyal Singh College in South Delhi. The student outfit also claimed that Chaprana was “illegally detained”.

Voter turnout was recorded at 39.90 per cent out of around 1.3 lakh students and faculty members who were eligible to cast their vote. The turnout dropped by four per cent in 2019, as in 2018, 44.46 per cent voter turnout was recorded.