The Delhi University on Thursday issued the scheduled for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and members of Central Council for September 9. The date and venue for the counting of votes will be announced later, DU Registrar Tarun Das said in a statement.
The nomination papers for the office-bearers of DUSU are to be submitted to the Office of the Chief Election Officer, DUSU elections 2016-17, latest by September 1. Nomination papers for the membership of Central Council are to be obtained from colleges/departments or institutions concerned and are also to be submitted by the same date.
The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on the same day following which the list of duly-nominated candidates will be published, said the statement, adding candidates can withdraw their nominations till September 3.
The varsity had last week appointed a team of officials, including Chief Election Officer, Chief Returning Officer and Returning Officer for facilitating the conduct of the election. DUSU is the representative body of the
students from most colleges and faculties.
Apart from DUSU, which is an umbrella council, each college also has its own students’ union for which they hold separate elections.
last year, the DUSU polls were swept by the BJP-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) trouncing the Congress’ National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and AAP’s Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) to bag all four positions -- president, vice president, secretary and joint secretary.