DUSU Elections 2026: Voting Underway Across Delhi University With 1.5 Lakh Students Eligible

Voting for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections 2026 is underway across the capital, with students lining up outside polling centres well before the morning session began. Polling for morning colleges started at 8:30am and will continue until 1pm, while students of evening colleges can cast their votes between 3pm and 7:30pm.

A total of 1,51,842 students are eligible to vote in this year's elections. The university has set up 158 polling booths and 12 control rooms, with security arrangements tightened across the campus and surrounding areas.

More than 1,100 electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being used for the exercise, including 830 ballot units and 281 control units. A heavy police deployment is in place across polling centres to ensure free and fair voting, prevent untoward incidents and maintain law and order.

Candidates from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), and an alliance between the All India Students' Association (AISA) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI) are in the fray.

ABVP presidential candidate Yash Dabas expressed confidence in his party's prospects, saying the atmosphere was "completely one-sided" in favour of the ABVP and that it was heading towards a "clean sweep, 4-0."

Union Minister of State and Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra visited Vivekananda College in Shahdara district as polling got underway. He described the ABVP as an organisation rooted in nationalist ideology and dedicated to student welfare, adding that he believed it would emerge victorious on all four central panel seats.

At Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, presidential candidate Shrey Singh flagged several issues, including the recent incident at Satya Niketan, which he said underscored the demand for hostel facilities across all Delhi University colleges. He also raised the matter of frequent fee hikes and stressed the need for basic amenities such as dedicated cultural rooms for student societies, auditoriums in every college and access to clean drinking water.

Professor Manoj Sinha, Principal of Aryabhatta College, said the priority was to ensure law and order and discipline during the polls. He described the exercise as a training ground for students, noting that the same procedure is followed in the country's general elections.