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Yash Dabas Leads DUSU Presidential Race With 1,305 Votes

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Yash Dabas Leads

ABVP candidate Yash Dabas leads the DUSU presidential race with 1,305 votes.
Voter turnout reached 40.46 percent, the highest in three years.
Over 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across campuses during voting and counting.
The Delhi High Court barred victory processions and ordered police to enforce election norms.
Students campaigned on safety, affordable hostels, and metro concessions as primary issues.

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Delhi Court Warns

Delhi High Court warned it could halt counting if authorities fail to curb election violence, ordering reports by Friday.
A bench rejected a petition challenging student-wing candidates, stating affiliation does not equal party participation under Lyngdoh rules.
Officials deployed 1,000 EVMs, with 960 active and 12 control rooms for the September 18 polls.
Traffic on Chhatra Marg, Probyn Road and University Road was restricted on polling days.

History

Historical Context

The Delhi High Court barred ABVP candidate Yash Dabas’s victory procession and deployed over 2,000 police, citing the student-election framework named after former Chief Election Commissioner James Michael Lyngdoh. Lyngdoh, who led the Election Commission from June 2001 to February 2004, helped shape the rules that universities such as Delhi University still follow.

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Yash Dabas Leads

ABVP candidate Yash Dabas leads the DUSU presidential race with 1,305 votes.
Voter turnout reached 40.46 percent, the highest in three years.
Over 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across campuses during voting and counting.
The Delhi High Court barred victory processions and ordered police to enforce election norms.
Students campaigned on safety, affordable hostels, and metro concessions as primary issues.

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