With Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections just around the corner, the final list of candidates for the four central panel posts was released on Thursday, setting the stage for a four-way contest among key student organisations.
The updated list features 20 candidates, including seven women, down from 73, after a wave of withdrawals between Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon. Eight students are contesting for the president’s position, three for vice-president, four for secretary, and five for joint secretary.
The DUSU central panel is currently split between the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), with each holding two posts. The incumbent president is from NSUI.
In a move that NSUI described as “a step towards empowering women in student politics”, the organisation has fielded Joslyn Nandita Choudhary as its presidential candidate.
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