DUSU Vote Count: ABVP’s Yash Dabas Takes Early Lead Over NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena

Counting for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president’s post kicked off early Saturday at the university’s North Campus, and the numbers are already telling a story. ABVP’s Yash Dabas has pulled ahead with 1,305 votes, putting NSUI’s Vijay Shankar Meena at a respectable 1,191. The Left alliance’s Ananya Raturi lags far behind with just 288 votes.

The DUSU elections, slated for the 2026‑27 academic session, have always been a barometer of student politics in India. This year, it’s a three‑way tussle among the RSS‑linked ABVP, the Congress‑backed NSUI, and a Left front comprising AISA and SFI. All eyes are on the outcome, given how the student union can shape campus policy and, occasionally, national discourse.

Last year’s verdict was a clean sweep for the ABVP – they walked away with the president, secretary and general secretary slots. NSUI managed only the vice‑president’s post, a modest foothold that they’re keen to expand this time around.

So far, 3,270 votes have been tallied in the first round, which means a sizable chunk of the electorate has already been accounted for. Officials say the second round of counting is now under way, and the final numbers could still shift the lead, though Dabas’s margin looks comfortable at the moment.

Security has been tight. Over 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the sprawling Delhi University campus, with traffic restrictions still in force. The EVMs – about 960 used out of 1,000 machines – were ferried under armed guard to the Multipurpose Hall of the University Sports Stadium, where the tally is taking place.

Student welfare, campus infrastructure, hostel safety, and overall security were the rallying cries during the campaign. The tragic collapse of a five‑storey PG building in Satya Niketan earlier this month – which claimed seven lives, many of them students – added urgency to those demands.

Meanwhile, the campus has also been a hotbed for broader agitations, most recently the Cockroach Janta Party’s protests over the NEET paper leak and calls for exam reforms. Those demonstrations have kept the police on high alert, with foot patrols, motorcycle units, and PCR vans maintaining a visible presence.

As the counting continues, students and faculty alike are waiting anxiously for the final declaration. Whether the early lead holds, or NSUI manages a comeback, the DUSU results will shape the student agenda for the coming year.