Delhi University Students Union
| Institution | Delhi University |
|---|---|
| President | Akshit Dahiya |
| Vice-President | Pradeep Tanwar |
| Secretary | Ashish Lamba[1] |
| Joint - Secretary | Shivangi Kharwal |
| Sports President | Rupesh Baisla |
Delhi University Students Union, generally abbreviated as DUSU, is a students' union at the University of Delhi. It is primarily responsible for building and preserving a healthy political culture and an atmosphere of open debates on the campus. Students are kept informed about the public meetings, discussions and other issues through pamphlets and notices. The Students' Union has four central panel positions. These are the posts of President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint-Secretary [2]
DUSU elections
The university has a long history of student political activity.[3][4]
Each constituent college of the University of Delhi elects its own students' union annually. In addition, the DUSU exists as an umbrella organisation for those colleges. Several office bearers of DUSU have gone on to hold public office at local, state and national level.[5]
.[6]As of 2019 there are total of 52 Delhi University colleges & faculties affiliated to DUSU.[7]
Notable Office Bearers of DUSU include Arun Jaitley who was a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and became the President of DUSU in 1974. Vijay Goel became the DUSU President in 1977-78. Ajay Maken was the General Secretary of Indian National Congress till 2015. He was elected as the President of DUSU in 1985. Alka Lamba is a former President of National Students Union of India (NSUI) and was the President of DUSU in 1995. Anil Jha Vats is a member of the BJP and was a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was the President of DUSU for 1997-98. Vijay Jolly was a former member of ABVP and is currently a member of BJP. He was elected the President of DUSU for 1980-81. [8]
Office bearers
| S. No. | Duration | President | Student Organisation | Vice President | Student Organisation | Secretary | Student Organisation | Joint-Secretary | Student Organisation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-20 | Akshit Dahiya | ABVP | Pradeep Tanwar | ABVP | Ashish Lamba | NSUI | Shivangi Kharwal | ABVP | [1] |
| 2 | 2018-19 | Ankiv Baisoya | ABVP | Shakti Singh | ABVP | Akash Choudhary | NSUI | Jyoti Choudhary | ABVP | |
| 3 | 2017-18 | Rocky Tuseed | NSUI | Kunal Sehrawat | NSUI | Akshat dixit | ABVP | Uma Shankar | ABVP | |
| 4 | 2016-17 | Amit Tanwar | ABVP | Priyanka Chabri | ABVP | Ankit Sangwan | ABVP | Mohit Garid | NSUI | |
| 5 | 2015-16 | Satender Awana | ABVP | Sunny Dedha | ABVP | Anjali Rana | ABVP | Chhattarpal Yadav | ABVP | |
| 6 | 2014-15 | Mohit Nagar | ABVP | Parvesh Malik | ABVP | Kanika Shekhawat | ABVP | Aashutosh Mathur | ABVP | |
| 7 | 2013-14 | Aman Awana | ABVP | Utkarsh Chaudhary | ABVP | Karishma Thakur | NSUI | Raju Rawat | ABVP | |
| 8 | 2012-13 | Arun Hooda | NSUI | Varun Khari | NSUI | Varun Choudhry | NSUI | Vishu Basoya,
Raveena Choudhary |
ABVP, NSUI | |
| 9 | 2011-12 | Ajay Chhikara | NSUI | Vikas Choudhary | ABVP | Vikas Yadav | ABVP | Deepak Bansal | ABVP | |
| 10 | 2010-11 | Jitender Chaudhary | ABVP | Neetu Dabas | ABVP | Priya Dabas | ABVP | Akshay Kumar | NSUI | |
| 11 | 2022-23 |
Notable student organisations
Some of the notable student organisations are:
- Students' Federation of India
- All India Democratic Students Organisation
- National Students' Union of India
- All India Students Federation
- All India Students Association
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
References
- ^ a b "DUSU Election Result 2019: ABVP bags three posts, NSUI gets one; Akshit Dahiya elected president-India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "DUSU - University of Delhi". du.ac.in. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Gohain, Manash Pratim (6 September 2014). "Campaign for DUSU elections kick-starts | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Singh, Yashveer (31 August 2015). "DUSU Elections 2015: Caste fillip works in student elections too?". DNA India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Delhi University: Stepping stone to Parliament House - Indian Express". Indian Express. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Singhal, Nayanika (14 September 2019). "ABVP registers historic win in Dusu elections 2019: Here's why". India Today. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "DUSU - University of Delhi". du.ac.in. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.