Overview
- Polling is set for September 18 with counting on September 19, using EVMs for central panel posts and paper ballots for college‑level positions.
- Delhi Police installed 60 additional CCTV cameras, issued 160 body‑worn cameras, and are deploying 200‑plus personnel daily, with checks on tinted cars, unnumbered vehicles and non‑student entry.
- ABVP’s manifesto promises subsidised health insurance, free Wi‑Fi, new hostels, accessibility audits, stronger sports facilities and nutrition, timely results, and support for final‑year research.
- NSUI pledges barrier‑free campuses, a Rs 5,000 monthly allowance for students with disabilities, women’s safety measures and rejection of the NEP, while the SFI‑AISA alliance vows to resist fee hikes, institute elected ICCs and gender cells, provide menstrual leave and push to include women’s colleges in DUSU.
- Campus mobilisation has intensified with ABVP’s door‑to‑door outreach in PGs and hostels, a visit by Congress leader Sachin Pilot backing NSUI, and key candidates in the fray including ABVP’s Aryan Maan, NSUI’s Joslyn Nandita Choudhary and SFI‑AISA’s Anjali.