The Congress-affiliated NSUI and BJP-affiliated ABVP on Friday announced its list of candidates for the September 22 Delhi University Students' Union polls. Hitesh Gulia, a final-year Law Centre-I student, will contest for the president's post as NSUI candidate. The 23-year-old completed his graduation from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.

The CPI (M)-affiliated SFI too announced its final list of candidates and has named Arif Siddique as its candidate for the president's post, Ankit for vice-president, Aditi Tyagi for secretary and Nishtha Singh for joint secretary.

Tushar Dedha, ABVP candidate for the president's post, completed his graduation from Satyawati College and currently pursuing a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies.

He joined the ABVP in 2015. Sushant Dhankar, contesting for the vice-president's post, holds a BA (Honours) degree in English, having graduated from Satyawati College. The Haryana-native is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Buddhist Studies. Dhankar is also a state-level shooting champion.

Aprajita, contesting for the post of secretary, hails from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh.

She completed her BA (Honours) degree in History from Dyal Singh College and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies. Sachin Baisla, the ABVP candidate for joint secretary, graduated from Ramanujan College. He is pursuing a Masters degree in Buddhist Studies.

In the last elections in 2019, the ABVP won three posts while the Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) bagged the secretary's post.

The students' union elections could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 while academic disruption stalld the last years DUSU polls. NSUI has fielded Abhi Dahiya for the post of vice-president while Yakshana Sharma for the post of secretary. Shubham Kumar Chaudhary is contesting for the post of joint secretary.

From demands to scrap the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme to improving hostel infrastructure, introducing Delhi Metro concession passes for students and installing sanitary pad vending machines on college campuses — DUSU hopefuls are pulling out all stops to woo voters to their side.

The students' outfits in the fray for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections have made a plethora of promises in the lead up to the polls, hoping to clinch the support of those still undecided about their electoral choices.

The ABVP on Wednesday organised a Chhatra Garjana rally on the north and south campuses of Delhi University.

It said in a statement that the rally was aimed at addressing crucial issues such as provision for Delhi Metro concession passes for the students.