Delhi University Students Union

Student organisation

Abbreviation| DUSU
Formation| April 9, 1949 [1]
Type| Student Organization
Legal status| Non-profit organizations
Headquarters| New Delhi, Delhi, India

President

| Ronak Khatri (NSUI)

Vice President

| Bhanu Pratap Singh (ABVP)

Secretary

| Mitravinda Karanwal (ABVP)

Joint Secretary

| Lokesh Choudhary (NSUI)
Website| www.du.ac.in/index.php?page=dusu

The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) is the students' union at the University of Delhi, and with over 7,00,000 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 & 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

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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, and Ajay Maken. [6][7] DUSU has a budget of approximately Twenty-Four lakhs INR.[8] 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/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 Uunions. 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 to 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. [9]

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.[10][6]

Amongst all the Student elections in India, DUSU elections "gain most nationwide attention" besides Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union.[11] With 1.5 lakhs student voting, DUSU elections are the biggest democratic election at an academic campus every year. [11]

## List of President

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Name  | Session  | Party

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Arun Jaitley | 1974-75[12] | ABVP
Vijay Goel | 1977-78 [13] | ABVP
Vijay Jolly | 1980–1981[14][6] | ABVP
Ajay Maken | 1985-86 [15] | NSUI
Alka Lamba | 1995-96 [16][17] | NSUI
Anil Jha Vats | 1997-98 [6] | ABVP
Rohit Choudhary  | 2003-04  | NSUI
Narinder Tokas  | 2004-05  | NSUI
Ragini Nayak  | 2005-06  | NSUI
Amrita Dhawan  | 2006-07  | NSUI
Amrita Bahari  | 2007-08  | NSUI
Nupur Sharma | 2008-09 [6] | ABVP
Manoj Choudhary  | 2009-10  | Independent
Jitendra Chaudhary  | 2010-11  | ABVP
Ajay Chhikara  | 2011-12  | NSUI
Arun Hooda  | 2012-13  | NSUI
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
Ankit Baisoya  | 2018-19  | ABVP
Akshit Dahiya  | 2019-22  | ABVP
Tushar Dedha  | 2023-24  | ABVP
Ronak Khatri  | 2024-25 [18] | NSUI

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "DU at 100: The nursery of political luminaries". Hindustan Times. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
2. ^ Kaul, Vedaant Lakhera & Vitasta (27 September 2024). "Delhi University Student Union Elections 2024: Power, Politics, and Representation". Frontline. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
3. ^ Beat, DU (4 September 2018). "Delhi University's Independent Student Newspaper". DU Beat - Delhi University's Independent Student Newspaper. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
4. ^ "Delhi University: Stepping stone to Parliament House - Indian Express". Indian Express. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
5. ^ Delhi University Students’ Union Constitution
6. ^ a b c d e "DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ DUSU spent more on tea, photostats than on seminars, lectures
9. ^ "DUSU - University of Delhi".
10. ^ "DUSU - University of Delhi". du.ac.in. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
11. ^ a b Rampal, Nikhil (9 September 2018). "Here's what the last 11 DUSU presidents are doing now". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
12. ^ "Cometh The Hour..." Outlook. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
13. ^ "Vijay Goel gets a cabinet berth". The Times of India. 2 September 2001. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
14. ^ "Jolly emerges front-runner in race for Delhi BJP president". The Hindu. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010.
15. ^ "Delhi University Beat News". 31 August 2017.
16. ^ "Go India Foundation – Our Chairperson: Alka Lamba". Go India Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
17. ^ "The valuable PM : COLUMN: OFF THE RECORD, News – India Today". India Today. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
18. ^ Butani, Ashna (25 November 2024). "DUSU polls: NSUI wins DUSU president's post after seven years". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

## Sources

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* Delhi University: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years. By Hardeep S. Puri · 2022. Rupa Publishers. ISBN 9789355203885.

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