The DUSU election results highlighted a contest that extended beyond the traditional ABVP NSUI binary
Compared with 2025, the AISA SFI alliance’s performance was virtually unchanged in the presidential race, with Ananya Raturi polling 5,377 votes against 5,385 last year, but its tally fell in the other three contests, from 4,163 to 2,383 for vice president, 9,535 to 8,734 for secretary, and 8,425 to 5,837 for joint secretary. Earlier reporting noted: ABVP wins 3 DUSU posts, independent breaks sweep ABVP’s Yash Dabas (M) won the DUSU president’s post, while Deepanshu Shokeen (R) was elected vice-president and Riya Chhawdi (L) won secretary’s post Because he won the vice president’s post by a huge margin, but because he did so after breaking away from Congress affiliated NSUI , the organisation with which he had been associated for long, nEW DELHI: Deepanshu Shokeen’s victory as an Independent has emerged as the most striking story of this year’s Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election not just. Because he won the vice-president’s post by a huge margin, but because he did so after breaking away from Congress-affiliated NSUI , the organisation with which he had been associated for long, earlier reporting noted: NSUI rebel is new DUSU VP, joint secy’s post saw tough fight too New Delhi: Deepanshu Shokeen’s victory as an Independent has emerged as the most striking story of this year’s Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election — not just.
Analysts said his strong support base among Jat students, and beyond the community, helped him build a distinct identity outside the established ABVP NSUI contest. Sidestepping questions on the split, Shokeen said, “Irrespective of who I represent, I am going to focus on students’ issues. The major focus should be on who can address students’ issues and whom students believe in, not which party or community they come from. This came despite the alliance’s prominent participation in the CJP mobilisation and its campaign around issues such as student housing, examinations and accountability.
Earlier reporting noted: The results also raise questions about the Left alliance’s ability to convert its political mobilisation into votes.
CJP momentum doesn’t show up in left’s vote tally
The SFI AISA alliance had a strong 2025 showing, polling 5,385 for president, 4,163 for VP, 9,535 for secretary and 8,425 for joint secretary. It polled 1,388 votes for president and 7,639 for secretary, with its secretary candidate, Pankaj Kumar, DUSU’s first ever visually impaired candidate to contest, finishing last in the race.