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| Abbreviation | DUSU |
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| Formation | April 9, 1949 [1] |
| Type | Student Organization |
| Legal status | Non-profit organizations |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°41′16″N 77°12′32″E / 28.6878340°N 77.2088325°E |
President | Aryan Maan(ABVP) |
Vice President | Rahul Jhansla Yadav (NSUI) |
Secretary | Kunal Choudhary Bidhuri (ABVP) |
Joint Secretary | Deepika Jha (ABVP) |
| Website | www |
The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) is the students' union at the University of Delhi, and with over 700,000 students spread over 91 affiliated colleges and 16 faculties, DUSU is the world’s largest student body.[2] It was established in 1949, [1] and in 1954 the first DUSU elections were held.[3] It is the representative body of the students from member colleges and university faculties and teaching departments. The students of member colleges and university faculties & teaching departments are the members of the union.[4] The Vice–Chancellor of the University of Delhi is the patron of the union. The official year and term of the union is from 16th of August of every year to the 15th of August of the following year.[5]
History
[edit]Ever since its establishment in 1922, students of Delhi University were deeply involved in the Independence Movement against British Colonial rule.[1] There had been a long–standing demand for establishing a student body in the university, finally, in 1947 under the chairmanship of V. K. R. V. Rao, then head of the DU economics department, a provisional committee that included presidents of all constituent college unions was authorised to draft the constitution of the Delhi University Students’ Union. Finally, DUSU was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on April 9, 1949.[1]
Over the years, several DUSU members have gone on to have notable careers in Indian politics, including several Ministers: Arun Jaitley, Vijay Goel, Vijay Jolly, Ajay Maken, Rekha Gupta and Alka Lamba. [6][7][8] DUSU has a budget of approximately Twenty–Four lakhs INR.[9] Every member of union pay Twenty INR as an annual subscription to union funds which is collected along with the fees collected at the time of admission by the respective college or institutions.
Elections
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Elections to the union are held by direct voting by the students of the university faculties & teaching departments and member colleges. Member colleges and university faculties have their own college or faculty students' union. The DUSU is a university–level umbrella organisation for university faculties and member colleges' student unions. The DUSU has four office bearers: President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint–Secretary. DUSU also includes one or two Central Councillor(s) from each college affiliated with DUSU, who are directly elected by the college. The President of each college affiliated with DUSU is also a member of the central council of DUSU.[10]
The elections are usually held in July–August of each year. As of 2019 there are total of 52 Delhi University colleges & faculties affiliated to DUSU.[11][6]
Delhi University politics is called the “mini theatre of national politics”, and thus all major national parties invest heavily in the elections.[8] Amongst all the Student elections in India, DUSU elections "gain most nationwide attention" besides Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union. With 1.45 lakhs+ students voting, DUSU elections are the biggest democratic election at an academic campus every year.[12]
List of Elected DUSU President
[edit]| Name | Session | Party | Remarks | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gajraj Bahadur Nagar | 1954–55 | former Haryana Food Minister | [13] | |
| Arun Jaitley | 1974–75 | ABVP | former Minister of Finance | [14] |
| Vijay Goel | 1977–78 | ABVP | former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | [15] |
| Vijay Jolly | 1980–1981 | ABVP | former Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | [16][6] |
| Sudhanshu Mittal | 1981–82 | ABVP | President of International Kho Kho Federation | [8] |
| Ajay Maken | 1985–86 | NSUI | former Minister of Housing | [17] |
| Alka Lamba | 1995–96 | NSUI | former Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly | [18][19] |
| Rekha Gupta | 1996–97 | ABVP | Chief Minister of Delhi | [8] |
| Anil Jha Vats | 1997–98 | ABVP | Deputy Leader of Opposition Delhi | [6] |
| Jaivir Rana (Jatrana) | 1998–99 | ABVP | Municipal Councillor Bijwasan; Vice President BJP Delhi | |
| Amit Malik | 2000–01 | NSUI | President Delhi Youth Congress | |
| Rohit Choudhary (Shokeen) | 2003–04 | NSUI | National Secretary, AICC; President NSUI | |
| Narinder Tokas | 2004–05 | NSUI | ||
| Ragini Nayak | 2005–06 | NSUI | National Spokesperson of INC | [8] |
| Amrita Dhawan | 2006–07 | NSUI | Secretary, All India Congress Committee | [8] |
| Amrita Bahari | 2007–08 | NSUI | ||
| Nupur Sharma | 2008–09 | ABVP | former National Spokesperson of BJP | [6] |
| Manoj Choudhary | 2009–10 | Independent | ||
| Jitendra Chaudhary | 2010–11 | ABVP | ||
| Ajay Chhikara | 2011–12 | NSUI | General Secretary IYC, General Secretary NSUI | |
| Arun Hooda | 2012–13 | NSUI | AAP Youth President Haryana | |
| Aman Awana | 2013–14 | ABVP | ||
| Mohit Nagar | 2014–15 | ABVP | ||
| Satendra Awana | 2015–16 | ABVP | ||
| Amit Tanwar | 2016–17 | ABVP | ||
| Rocky Tuseed | 2017–18 | NSUI | ||
| Ankiv Baisoya | 2018–19 | ABVP | ||
| Shakti Singh | 2018–19 | ABVP | [20] | |
| Akshit Dahiya | 2019–23 | ABVP | ||
| Tushar Dedha | 2023–24 | ABVP | ||
| Ronak Khatri | 2024–25 | NSUI | [21] | |
| Aryan Maan | 2025–26 | ABVP | [22] |
DUSU Elected President's Election Votes Polled
[edit]| Election Year | Winner | Votes Polled | Runner Up | Votes Polled | Winning Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arun Hooda | 17,621 | Ankit Choudary | 12,156 | NSUI |
| 2013 | Aman Awana | 17,879 | Vishal Choudary | 16,346 | ABVP |
| 2014 | Mohit Naagar | 20,718 | Gaurav Tushir | 19,804 | ABVP |
| 2015 | Satender Awana | 20,439 | Pradeep Vijayran | 14,112 | ABVP |
| 2016 | Amit Tanwar | 16,357 | Nikhil Yadav | 11,677 | ABVP |
| 2017 | Rocky Tuseed | 16,299 | Rajat Choudary | 14,709 | NSUI |
| 2018 | Ankiv Baisoya | 20,467 | Sunny Chhillar | 18,723 | ABVP |
| 2019 | Akshit Dahiya | 29,685 | Chetna Tyagi | 10,646 | ABVP |
| 2023 | Tushar Dedha | 23,460 | Hitesh Gulia | 20,345 | ABVP |
| 2024 | Ronak Khatri | 20,207 | Rishabh Chaudary | 18,864 | ABVP |
| 2025 | Aaryan Maan | 28,841 | Joslyn Nandita Nee Jeetu Choudhary | 0 | ABVP |
References
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- ^ "From Arun Jaitley to Ajay Maken, here are a few former DUSU presidents who made it big in politics". The Indian Express. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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- ^ Ghoshal, Sudeshna (19 September 2025). "Who is Aryan Maan? RSS-backed ABVP leader is the new Delhi University Students' Union President". mint. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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