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DUSU polls: Second shift polling underway
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Voting for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections is currently underway. The first shift of polling ended at 1 PM, while the second shift began at 3 PM and will continue until 7:30 PM for students of evening colleges. The elections saw a voter turnout of 35% till 2:30 pm. Around 2.8 lakh students across 52 colleges are eligible to cast their votes. The results will determine who assumes the positions of president, vice-president, secretary, and joint secretary of DUSU, along with representatives for college-level offices.
This year, 21 students are contesting for the four key panel positions. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for polling, and counting of votes is scheduled for Friday.
To ensure the elections are conducted without disruption, the university has tightened security on campuses, making the event one of the most closely observed in recent times. Nearly 700 EVMs will be deployed across 195 polling stations.
In a first, under the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP), third-year students have been permitted to run for the vice-president and joint secretary posts, a move that lifts the earlier restriction on final-year students.
