Who Is Deepanshu Shokeen? Independent Leading in DUSU Vice President Contest Has Already Claimed Victory
Meena led the presidential count by 441 votes after the third round, while independent Deepanshu Shokeen built a 4,264-vote lead in the vice-president race.
- On Saturday, the Delhi University Students' Union began counting votes for the 2026 election, with National Students' Union of India candidate Vijay Meena leading the presidential race and Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen ahead for vice-president.
- Voting concluded Friday across 52 polling centres in Delhi University, recording a 40.46% turnout—the highest in three years. Twenty candidates from major organizations, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad , contested the four central posts.
- Meena currently holds 3,571 votes for president, leading ABVP's Yash Dabas by 441 votes. Shokeen has surged to a cumulative tally of 4,264 votes in the vice-president contest, while ABVP's Riya Chhawdi leads the secretary race with 2,805 cumulative votes.
- Authorities have deployed heavy security across North Campus to manage the counting process, which involves 1,000 Electronic Voting Machines . Officials expect more than 20 rounds of counting before declaring final results later today.
- Results indicate a divided trend as counting continues at the University Sports Stadium's Multipurpose Hall. While the NSUI and ABVP dominate the presidential and secretary contests, Independent candidates like Shokeen and Vishesh Yadav have established leads in the vice-president and joint secretary races.
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LatestlyDUSU Election results: NSUI's Vijay Meena leads for President, Independent Deepanshu Shokeen ahead for Vice-President
The counting of votes for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections showed a divided trend at the conclusion of the third round on Saturday, with the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) candidate Vijay Meena leading the presidential race, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) candidate Riya Chhawdi ahead for the post of Secretary, and Independent candidates establishing leads in the Vice President and Joint Secretary con…
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