The counting of votes to choose the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) student council was completed on Friday (September 19). After a very dramatic election on Thursday September 18, the results were announced today.
The ABVP, supported by the RSS-BJP, secured three key positions in the DU student council. Aryan Maan defeated NSUI candidate Joslyn Nandita Choudhary for the post of DUSU president by a margin of 16,196 votes, according to news agency PTI.
#WATCH | Delhi | Newly elected Delhi University Students’ Union president Aryan Maan, ABVP leader, said: “I feel very good. My dream of the last 5 years has come true. Today I would like to thank all the students of Delhi University through whom I won with a margin of 16,000… pic.twitter.com/wzW1cfI9pa
-ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2025
ABVP’s Kunal Chaudhary bagged the post of secretary by defeating NSUI’s Kabir. And Deepika Jha won the joint secretary post from Lavkush Bhadana.
For the post of DUSU vice-president, Congress-led NSUI’s Rahul Jhansla defeated ABVP’s Govind Tanwar by a margin of 8,792 votes. He received a total of 29,339 votes, more than the total number of votes received by Maan.
DUSU Elections | Rahul Yadav Jhansla celebrates as NSUI secures VP seat https://t.co/PiWIahxQMU pic.twitter.com/TTkIWYENCl
-ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2025
After the final rounds of counting, the vote count stood at:
| Job | ABVP candidate (Votes) | NSUI Candidate (Votes) |
| President | Aryan Maan – 28,841 | Joslyn Nandita Choudhary – 12,645 |
| vice-president | Govind Tanwar – 20,547 | Rahul Jhansla – 29,339 |
| Secretary | Kunal Choudhary –23,779 | Kabir – 16,117 |
| Co-secretary | Deepika Jha – 21,825 | Lavkush Bhardana – 17,380 |
This year, NSUI fielded a candidate for the presidential position after 17 years. A total of three women candidates are vying for the position, according to News18.
Until now, DUSU’s presidential post was held by NSUI’s Ronak Khatri, who led NSUI to make a comeback after seven years since 2017, when Rocky Tuseed was elected.
On September 18, NSUI alleged vote manipulation in elections to different colleges such as Kirori Mal, Hansraj and Hindu. NSUI president Varun Choudhary had alleged interference with electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The ABVP rejected the accusations, calling them a “frustration” of the NSUI. But the group accused the current DUSU president Ronak Khatri of entering Kirori Mal University with outsiders and creating a ruckus.
Khatri responded by claiming that the ABVP was “pressuring students to vote” and alleged “vote theft” on campus.
Read more: DUSU Elections 2025: ABVP, NSUI allege vote manipulation against each other | Watch
Take a look at the last 10 DUSU presidents here:
| Election year | President | Polled votes |
| 2024 | Ronak Khatri (NSUI) | 20,207 |
| 2023 | Tushar Dedha (ABVP) | 23,460 |
| 2019 | Akshit Dahiya (ABVP) | 29,685 |
| 2018 | Ankiv Baisoya (ABVP) | 20,467 |
| 2017 | Rocky Tuseed/Tushir (NSUI) | 16,299 |
| 2016 | Amit Tanwar (ABVP) | 16,357 |
| 2015 | Satender Awana (ABVP) | 20,439 |
| 2014 | Mohit Nagar (ABVP) | 20,718 |
| 2013 | Aman Awana (ABVP) | 17,879 |
| 2012 | Arun Hooda (NSUI) | 17,621 |
