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- NSUI and ABVP have announced their candidate lists for the Delhi University Students Union elections.
- NSUI has fielded Vijay Shankar Meena, an Adivasi student from Rajasthan, for president, breaking a pattern in which every DUSU president from 2010-11 to 2025-26 was a Jat or a Gurjar.
- ABVP has fielded Yash Dabas, a Jat candidate from Kanjhawala, for president, along with candidates from OBC, Gurjar and Rajput communities for other posts.
- NSUI's ticket distribution has drawn internal opposition, with Deepanshu Shokeen and Samarth Beniwal entering the presidential or vice-presidential race as Independents.
- The Left's AISA-SFI alliance has also entered the contest, fielding Ananya Raturi for president and candidates linked to recent student protests, making the election a multi-cornered fight.
What to watch next
- The outcome of the presidential contest, including whether an Independent like Samarth Beniwal or Shokeen splits votes.
- Whether internal NSUI disputes over ticket distribution affect its campaign.
- Whether the AISA-SFI alliance and GenZ mobilisation around exam failures and unemployment translate into votes.
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Ramji Lal
father of NSUI presidential candidate Vijay Shankar Meena
2 quotes · 1 outlet
“My wife and I are both disabled, so we are not able to do farming. We have given our land on rent. They take half the produce and give half to us. This is how we live. My wife also does stitching, and that is how we earn our livelihood”
In the article
…with others cultivating their land. In a campaign video, Meena’s father Ramji Lal spoke of the family’s limited means and said they had little understanding of higher education or even what their son was studying. “ My wife and I are both disabled, so we are not able to do farming. We have given our land on rent. They take half the produce and give half to us. This is how we live. My wife also does stitching, and that is how we earn our livelihood ,” he said. “Neither I nor my parents studied. He is the first in my family who studied till Class 12 in the village. In Delhi, he appeared for some examination… We have no knowledge of education. He only told us he had…
“Neither I nor my parents studied. He is the first in my family who studied till Class 12 in the village. In Delhi, he appeared for some examination… We have no knowledge of education. He only told us he had got admission and wanted to go to Delhi”
In the article
…so we are not able to do farming. We have given our land on rent. They take half the produce and give half to us. This is how we live. My wife also does stitching, and that is how we earn our livelihood,” he said. “ Neither I nor my parents studied. He is the first in my family who studied till Class 12 in the village. In Delhi, he appeared for some examination… We have no knowledge of education. He only told us he had got admission and wanted to go to Delhi ,” he added. The visible involvement of parents in this year’s campaign is unusual. Deepanshu Shokeen, an NSUI member from the Jat community, decided to contest the vice-presidential election as an Independent after a…
D K Upadhyaya and Tejas Karia
1 quote · 1 outlet
“We are making it very clear that though we are not staying the election or postponing the election, if we are not satisfied by your action, tomorrow we can pass harsher orders, including staying the counting and declaration of results”
In the article
…Karia emphasised that "criminal" behaviour cannot be justified in the name of democracy, and asked Delhi Police and the Delhi University to file status reports by Friday. "No excuses will be accepted by the court. We are making it very clear that though we are not staying the election or postponing the election, if we are not satisfied by your action, tomorrow we can pass harsher orders, including staying the counting and declaration of results ," the bench stated. "What we feel is that unless such drastic orders are passed, no one is going to come to terms and it is very sad. Please tell us if you are unable to control the situation. We know how to get it…
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Why it matters4
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- Delhi University campus heightened security· immediate
- DUSU candidate slates (NSUI and ABVP) demographic shift· immediate
- campaign environment violence risk· days
- student union leadership composition representation change· weeks
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Named India · Delhi University · Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad · All India Students Association · Deepanshu Shokeen · Delhi High Court · Delhi Police · Delhi University Students Union · Dharmendra Pradhan · DK Upadhyaya · Gopal Choudhary · Ishu Maurya · Lakshya Raj Singh
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