The Delhi University has further delayed the announcement of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election results, pushing the counting of votes to November 25, just a day before the High Court's deadline.

 The decision comes as the Delhi University (DU) struggles to complete the clean-up of election-related defacement across the campus, officials said.

 According to an official notification, the vote counting for DUSU's central panel will now take place on November 25 at the Conference Center near the Botany Department, North Campus.

 The college-level vote counting will be conducted a day earlier on November 24. The morning colleges have been instructed to begin at 8 am, while the evening colleges will start at 2 pm. The delay is attributed to incomplete clean-up efforts, with 190 locations identified for defacement removal. An inspection committee found the progress unsatisfactory, prompting the administration to postpone the results once again.

Giving information in this regard, Prof. Satyapal Singh, Chief Election Officer of DUSU Elections 2024-25, said that the Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to conduct the counting of votes on or before November 26, 2024, provided that all the distortions are removed. He informed that on conducting the survey, it has been found that the distortion has not been completely cleaned at some places yet. Prof. Singh informed that the university has decided to clean all the places itself.

 "Our teams are still working on the clean-up efforts. While the campuses have largely been cleaned, defacement in other parts remains. We are working rigorously to complete the process as soon as possible," said an official.

 The DUSU election results were originally scheduled for September 28 but have been delayed by nearly three months. The postponement follows a directive from the Delhi High Court, which required the DU to submit a status report on the clean-up and allowed the counting to proceed only if the work was completed to its satisfaction.

 Previously, the DU had planned to hold counting for both the central panel and college-level elections on November 21, but the persistent defacement issues have pushed the timeline further.