ABVP dominated the student union polls, winning president, vice-president and joint secretary posts. (Source: Twitter/ABVP)
DUSU Election Result 2018 Highlights: The results of the Delhi University Students’ Union elections are out. ABVP’s Ankiv Basoya, Shakti Singh and Jyoti Choudhary have won the posts of president, vice president and joint secretary respectively. The secretary post went to NSUI candidate Akash Choudhary.
The counting day remained in the middle of news for all the wrong reasons as some contesting outfits complained about faulty EVM’s. The counting, which began at 8 AM on Thursday, was suspended after members of NSUI and CYSS complained about EVM malfunction in some stations. The counting resumed following the contesting parties mutually agreed to take the process forward.
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The result of the Delhi University election will help major parties understand the mood of young voters ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. A member of the Congress-backed National Students’ Union Of India (NSUI) said the DUSU elections are like the “semi-final for the Lok Sabha elections” and will show what the young, educated voter wants. A member of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) said the election results will help the general public and the media to draw a conclusion on the mood of voters and also give an idea of what is the trend in national politics, reported PTI.
DUSU Election Result 2018 Live Updates: The counting of DUSU Polls will begin at 8 am
Winning the post of president, MA Buddhist Studies student Ankiv Basoya got 20,467 votes. NSUI’s Sunny Chillar lost to Basoya by a margin of 1,744 votes. Last year, NSUI had won the post by a margin of 1,590.
A DU official said, “We bought the EVMs from Electronics Corporation of India Limited, a government enterprise. Engineers from the company come every year to service the EVMs before polls, and engineers are also placed at every centre during polling.”
The DUSU Election counting for five hours on Thursday after a fault in the display of one EVM was reported and students alleged that the machines were rigged. When the counting was stopped, NSUI was leading on two seats — president and secretary.
There were reports of EVM malfunctioning and allegations of tampering in the Delhi University students’ union election, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Delhi said that the machines used in the polls were not allotted by the Election Commission and were “procured privately”.
ABVP’s winning margins are larger this year, while their vote share has also increased to 33.04 per cent from last year’s 30.13 per cent. Likewise, the NSUI’s vote share also increased from 29.04 per cent to 29.48 per cent.
Though it was expected to be a three-cornered fight between the ABVP, NSUI and the joint panel of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and AAP’s Chattra Yuva Sangarsh Samiti (CYSS), the fight was squarely between the ABVP and NSUI.
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The Delhi BJP termed Thursday the victory of ABVP candidates in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections as the victory of youth in the country, even as the AAP and the Congress held EVMs responsible for their defeat. BJP leader and Union minister J P Nadda congratulated ABVP's winning candidates and said students' power is the 'strength of the nation'. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said the ABVP has showed the BJP will also win the 2019 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The victory of the ABVP is the victory of each youth in the country. The government has implemented schemes like the Skill India programme for better future of the youth. The BJP will form the next government under the leadership of Narendra Modi," Tiwari said.
ABVP greeted three of its candidates for their victory in the Delhi University Students Union Election.
ABVP candidates Ankiv Basoya, Shakti Singh and Jyoti Choudhary have won the posts of president, vice president and joint secretary respectively. NSUI candidate Akash Choudhary has won the post of secretary.
The results of DUSU elections are out. ABVP has won the president, vice-president and joint secretary posts while NSUI has won the secretary post.
National General Secretary, ABVP Ashish Chauhan said that NSUI is making unfounded allegations.
In a statement, the NSUI said, "NSUI was winning the DUSU election after six rounds when the EVMs magically started malfunctioning. One EVM showed votes on secretary post on ballot number 10 when there are only eight candidates. EVM also showed zero votes for NSUI candidate. It is clear that any further counting on these EVMs has no credibility and we demand that our candidates are declared winners immediately."
Students and Youth should discern and raise their voice against the brutual execution of the Democracy by ABVP by overthrowing the democratic values, dismissing the mandate of the students, exploiting the power of administration as well as misusing the EVM's. pic.twitter.com/NRRVTwwn7i
Police outside the counting room
Delhi University election counting depicts the pathetic picture of the violent murder of the Democracy by ABVP that too in front of the police.ABVP has butchered the democratic values.— Fairoz Khan (@Fairoz_JK) September 13, 2018
While NSUI has raised objections alleging tampering with EVMs and demanded re-election, the counting will begin in a short while. A total of 10 rounds of counting is still left.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP) Shakti Singh said, "Only one EVM was faulty and it can be repaired. We want the counting to be resumed. Since we were leading on all the seats, the other parties are demanding fresh elections." — PTI
The counting was initially stopped for an hour after the allegations of faulty EVMs surfaced. However, following objections by the students, the election officials decided to suspend the process. "The polls are being held at the behest of the central government. The EVMs were tampered with. We want fresh elections," Rocky Tuseed of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) said.
The Congress-affiliated NSUI on Thursday demanded that fresh polling be held for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election, while the RSS's student wing, the ABVP, wanted the counting of votes, which has been suspended, to be resumed. — PTI
Heavy police force was deployed in the area, with around 700 personnel stationed in the north campus and over 500 personnel deployed in the south campus. A person wearing a question mark sign was detained by police outside the Ramjas College, but after it was found he had a college ID card, he was let off. Some members of parties, who were seen canvassing for votes, were warned by the police personnel, reports PTI.
Amid heavy police presence and some last-minute attempts to woo voters, the Delhi University Students' Union polls went off peacefully with around 44.46 per cent voter turnout till 7.30 pm on Wednesday. Polling took place at 52 centres in the colleges, where as many as 1.35 lakh voters have been involved in deciding the fate of 23 candidates in the DUSU polls.
Last year, the election saw a 43 per cent voter turnout. The results will be announced on Thursday, reports PTI.
However, the police presence did not deter party members from making a pitch to garner votes as they stood outside colleges carrying chits bearing the ballot numbers of the candidates in the fray. In some colleges, these chits were wrapped around chocolates, juice bottles and distributed to students
Around 11 members of different parties, who were seen canvassing, were warned by the patrolling police personnel. Security was also put in place outside Zakir Hussain (Evening) College, which had witnessed violence on Monday after the members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly damaged college property and also assaulted some faculty members and students
The student wing of Congress, NSUI has alleged technical glitches in EVMs. After the sixth round of DUSU elections, NSUI is leading for the posts of President and Secretary, while ABVP for the Vice President post. The final results are expected to come around 3 pm, as ten more rounds of counting are still left.
Party members making a last-minute pitch to students, excited first-time voters and heavy police presence set the ambience on the Delhi University Students' Union polls Wednesday. Over 1,200 police personnel were posted across North and South Campus areas to ensure no untoward incident was reported. In North Campus, 700 police personnel, including 100 women personnel, were deployed since early morning. Senior officers were also seen checking the arrangements, reports PTI.
After the AAP came to power in Delhi in February 2015, its students wing had unsuccessfully contested the DUSU polls. This time, it has promised installation of CCTV cameras, setting up of police booths in the campus, ending the "culture of hooliganism" and opposition to "commercialisation of education"
While the NSUI has promised the 'Institute of Eminence' tag for Delhi University and thalis at Rs 10 in canteens, the ABVP has promised to spend 50 per cent of the union's budget on women and social justice-related activities, along with a special attention on promoting sports and installing sanitary pad vending machines in college campuses.
In the morning colleges, polling began at 8.30 am and ended at 1 pm. In the evening colleges, polling was held between 3.00 pm and 7.30 pm. In the fray are the candidates of National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the AAP's student wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) which is contesting the polls in alliance with left-wing students' outfit All India Students Association (AISA).
Heavy police deployment was observed in the area, with around 700 personnel of the force stationed in the north campus. A person wearing a question mark sign was detained by police outside Ramjas College. Senior faculty members were posted as observers at the centres and around 700 electronic voting machines (EVMs) had been installed, the official told PTI
The voter turnout for the Delhi University Students' Union poll on Wednesday was around 43.8 per cent till 7.30 pm, an official said. The results will be announced Thursday. Last year, the election saw a 43 per cent voter turnout. Polling took place at 52 centres in the colleges here. As many as 1.35 lakh voters have been involved in deciding the fate of 23 candidates in the DUSU polls, reported PTI
After the sixth round of DUSU elections, NSUI is leading for the posts of President and Secretary, while ABVP for the Vice President post. The final results are expected to come around 3 pm, as ten more rounds of counting are still left.
This year, AISA has promised to ensure installation of CCTV cameras, setting up of police booths on campus, ending the “culture of hooliganism” and opposing the commercialisation of education
The counting process of DUSU elections has been resumed. Over a lakh students voted in the election this year, which saw a voter turnout of 44.46 per cent. There are 23 candidates in the fray.
There were cases of violence reported where members of the ABVP allegedly vandalised property at Delhi University’s Zakir Hussain College and assaulted students and staff. The AISA and NSUI, on September 11, filed a complaint with the election office demanding action.
Manchanda told a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao that littering of pamphlets, pasting of posters and spray painting of walls occurred this year as well in violation of court orders. The bench directed the police, the municipal bodies and Delhi University to file reports indicating the extent of defacement, the steps that were taken to prevent it and action taken against each candidate who violated the law. The court has earlier directed the Centre, Delhi University and the city police to ensure no defacement of public property takes place during the DUSU elections, reported IANS.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday was informed that political leaders are involved in the defacement of public property during the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. The court was hearing a public interest litigation by advocate Prashant Manchanda, seeking a complete ban on the defacement of public property and also direction to the civic agencies to impose heavy fines on political parties and aspiring candidates in order to prevent further defacement of property, reported IANS
The counting of DUSU elections was put on hold as an EVM machine is not functioning properly. Over a lakh students voted in the election this year, which saw a voter turnout of 44.46 per cent. There are 23 candidates in the fray.
After a poor performance in 2015, the student wing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS), has joined the fray this year by partnering with leftist group All India Students' Association (AISA), affiliated with CPI-Marxist-Leninist, reported IANS
The total voting percentage for morning colleges -- which form bulk of the 58 colleges affiliated with the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) where polling happened -- was 43.87 per cent, according to the university official. In all, over 450 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for colleges in both campuses for students to cast their ballot. The voting percentage for the evening colleges could not be ascertained since the EVMs were still coming to the counting centre from various locations until late in the evening, reported IANS
Less than half of the students of morning colleges of the Delhi University cast their ballots on Wednesday to elect their representatives in the student union for next one year. The polling was conducted for morning colleges in both North and South Campus colleges between 8.30 a.m and 1 p.m, while polling for evening colleges started at 3 p.m and continued till 7.30 p.m.
"Everything remained peaceful in the first round of voting. There was no incident of any EVM glitch anywhere," Chief Election Officer Vijay Kaul told IANS.
The Delhi high court had also warned the students that they might have to go to jail if they were found defacing public property ahead of the next elections of the varsity
The court on July 16 had directed the Centre, DU and the police to ensure there was no defacement of public property during the DUSU elections and give wide publicity to the penal consequences of such actions, reported PTI
The court on July 16 had directed the Centre, DU and the police to ensure there was no defacement of public property during the DUSU elections and give wide publicity to the penal consequences of such actions, reported PTI
A scene outside the polling station. (Express Photo by Shradha Chetri)
The police, DU and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), meanwhile, claimed that they gave wide publicity to the anti-defacement guidelines, which were formulated together by all stakeholders and approved by the high court on May 29, and also uploaded these on their respective websites, reported PTI