{"id":26443,"date":"2026-09-20T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26443"},"modified":"2026-09-20T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:05:00","slug":"numbers-behind-dusu-result-cjp-momentum-doesnt-show-up-in-lefts-vote-tally-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26443","title":{"rendered":"Numbers behind DUSU result: CJP momentum doesn\u2019t show up in Left\u2019s vote tally | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134362810,imgsize-218778,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-dusu-election-results-highlighted-a-contest-that-extended-beyond-the-traditional-abvp-nsui-binary.jpg\" alt=\"Numbers behind DUSU result: CJP momentum doesn\u2019t show up in Left\u2019s vote tally\" title=\"The DUSU election results highlighted a contest that extended beyond the traditional ABVP NSUI binary\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The DUSU election results highlighted a contest that extended beyond the traditional ABVP NSUI binary\">The DUSU election results highlighted a contest that extended beyond the traditional ABVP NSUI binary<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Deepanshu Shokeen\u2019s victory as an Independent has emerged as the most striking story of this year\u2019s Delhi University Students\u2019 Union (DUSU) election not just because he won the vice president\u2019s post by a huge margin, but because he did so after breaking away from Congress affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nsui\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSUI<\/a>, the organisation with which he had been associated for long.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The 21 year old postgraduate student of Buddhist studies is the son of a DTC bus conductor and an anganwadi worker.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A former member of National Students\u2019 Union of India, Shokeen, a resident of Peeragarhi, fought the election as an Independent following a dispute over ticket distribution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Behind the result\" msid=\"134362798\" imgsize=\"467732\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"Behind the result\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-467732,msid-134362798\/behind-the-result.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Behind the result<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>At 30,615, Shokeen secured the highest number of votes among all central panel candidates and won by 13,705 votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Analysts said his strong support base among Jat students, and beyond the community, helped him build a distinct identity outside the established ABVP NSUI contest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>His high visibility campaign, including his decision to remain barefoot while seeking justice for students killed in the Satya Niketan building collapse, further strengthened that independent identity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Sidestepping questions on the split, Shokeen said, \u201cIrrespective of who I represent, I am going to focus on students\u2019 issues. The major focus should be on who can address students\u2019 issues and whom students believe in, not which party or community they come from.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>NSUI\u2019s vice presidential candidate, Vir Chatrath, claimed Shokeen was not denied a ticket and was offered the presidential post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>In the presidential contest, at the end of 10 rounds, NSUI\u2019s Vijay Shankar Meena led ABVP\u2019s Yash Dabas by 524 votes, 11,966 to 11,442. But Dabas eventually won by 2,053 votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Independent candidate Samarth Beniwal, who was also associated with NSUI, polled 819 votes. In the joint secretary race, the contest went beyond the traditional two party fight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>At the end of 10 rounds, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha candidate Vishesh Yadav was leading with 8,501 votes, ahead of NSUI\u2019s Gopal Choudhary at 8,135 and ABVP\u2019s Lakshay Raj Singh at 8,125.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The race subsequently shifted, with Lakshay winning with 16,615 votes, just 837 ahead of Yadav\u2019s tally of 15,778. The NSUI candidate polled 15,206 votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The results point to a DUSU contest that remained dominated by ABVP in terms of seats, but was not a sweep and was considerably less straightforward in terms of votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The outcome shows a growing space for candidates and outfits operating outside that ABVP NSUI binary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>An NSUI rebel\u2019s lead remained substantial throughout the race for the VP\u2019s post, an SCS candidate came within 837 votes of taking the joint secretary\u2019s post, while the presidential race stayed within a few hundred votes through the middle of counting before ABVP finally pulled away.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The results also raise questions about the Left alliance\u2019s ability to convert its political mobilisation into votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>Compared with 2025, the AISA SFI alliance\u2019s performance was virtually unchanged in the presidential race, with Ananya Raturi polling 5,377 votes against 5,385 last year, but its tally fell in the other three contests, from 4,163 to 2,383 for vice president, 9,535 to 8,734 for secretary, and 8,425 to 5,837 for joint secretary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>This came despite the alliance\u2019s prominent participation in the CJP mobilisation and its campaign around issues such as student housing, examinations and accountability.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4><b>CJP momentum doesn\u2019t show up in left\u2019s vote tally<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>The SFI AISA alliance had a strong 2025 showing, polling 5,385 for president, 4,163 for VP, 9,535 for secretary and 8,425 for joint secretary.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>This year, its candidates polled 5,377, 2,383, 8,734 and 5,837, respectively.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4><b>ASAP: New name, first electoral test<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>AAP\u2019s relaunched student outfit ASAP made its first formal DUSU electoral appearance this year, replacing the earlier CYSS.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"58\"\/>It polled 1,388 votes for president and 7,639 for secretary, with its secretary candidate, Pankaj Kumar, DUSU\u2019s first ever visually impaired candidate to contest, finishing last in the race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"60\"\/>CYSS had contested DUSU in 2015 and 2018 but never won a central panel post.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/numbers-behind-dusu-result-cjp-momentum-doesnt-show-up-in-lefts-vote-tally-nsui-rebels-victory-most-striking-story\/articleshow\/134362777.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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