DUSU election result 2025 highlights: New president Aryan Maan assures metro fare concession

Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president Aryan Maan on Friday said that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has assured concessional metro passes for varsity students, a key demand raised during the campaign.

ABVP celebrated victory in DUSU polls; newly elected DUSU President and ABVP leader Aryan Maan joined the celebrations.

The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the use of luxury cars like Bentley, Rolls Royce and Ferrari, and even JCBs, for campaigning in the Delhi University student body elections.

The high court issued notices to newly-elected DUSU president Aryan Mann of the ABVP and vice president Rahul Jhansla of NSUI, PTI reported, citing sources.

A strong organisational network, year-round presence on the campus, a collective campaign strategy, and a sharper social media push helped the ABVP secure three of the four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls, relegating the NSUI to just one post.

Aryan Maan of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won the president's post by defeating the National Students' Union of India's (NSUI) Joslyn Nandita Choudhary by a margin of 16,196 votes.

ABVP's Aryan Maan secured the post of President with 28,821 votes, defeating NSUI's Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, who managed 12,645 votes. The Left-backed AISA-SFI candidate Anjali got 5,385 votes.

After winning the polls, newly elected Delhi University Students' Union Joint Secretary, ABVP leader Deepika Jha, dedicated her victory to all the students.

“This is not just my victory, it is the victory of all the students of DU, especially those who are migrants and are studying and living in DU. I give all credit to ABVP and the students of DU for their support. They talk about vote theft, but their own candidate has won by 8000 votes, so now we can say they also steal votes,” she said.

Lauding the RSS-affiliated ABVP's strong show in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, BJP president JP Nadda said on Friday that its victory in key posts shows that the message of 'Nation First' is embraced by the young generation.

In a post on X, Nadda congratulated the ABVP on winning the posts of president, secretary and joint secretary in the elections.

Guided by the ideals of Swami Vivekananda, the ABVP has always inspired the youth with a spirit of nationalism and selfless service, he added.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday congratulated all the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) candidates who emerged victorious in the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections, stating that the victory reflects the youth's faith in the "Nation First" ideology.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday congratulated the winners of the Delhi University Students' Union and urged them to fulfil their responsibilities towards the university.

"Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all young comrades on ABVP's splendid victory in the DUSU election. This victory is not just of an organisation, but of every youth who considers patriotism, discipline, service, and struggle as the guiding path of their life," Gupta said at the 'Vikshit Bharat Ke Rang, Kala Ke Sang' event.

Newly elected Delhi University Students' Union President ABVP leader Aryan Maan said that he has been dreaming of becoming the University President for the past five years.

“I feel very nice. My dream for the past 5 years has been fulfilled. Today I want to thank every student of the Delhi University because of whom I won with a margin of 16000 votes. We again gave a befitting reply to the NSUI and won 3-1 against them. There are many dark spots on the campus for female students; we will get lights installed in those dark spots,” he told ANI.

While campaigning ahead of the DUSU Elections, Maan's campaign focused on student welfare and campus development.

He also promised subsidised metro passes and financial assistance for final-year research scholars.

Kunal Chaudhary of the ABVP polled 23,779 votes to defeat NSUI's Kabir and win the secretary's post in the Delhi University Students' Union.

ABVP's Deepika Jha defeated Lavkush Bhadana to win the joint secretary's post.

In the 2024 DUSU polls, the NSUI won the president's post and the joint secretary's post after a seven-year hiatus. The ABVP secured the vice president's post and retained the secretary's position, maintaining its presence in the union.

NSUI candidate Rahul Jhansla (29,339 votes) defeated ABVP's Govind Tanwar (20,547 votes) to win the vice president's post in today's Delhi University Students' Union election.

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP) presidential candidate Aryan Maan won with a huge margin in the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) election on Friday, defeating his nearest rival, National Students' Union of India's (NSUI) Joslyn Nandita Choudhary. READ MORE

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday secured a major victory in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, winning three out of four key posts.

ABVP candidates won the positions of President, Secretary, and Joint Secretary, reinforcing the student outfit's strong presence on campus. The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) secured the Vice President post.

ABVP's Aryan Maan won the DUSU polls after 17 rounds of counting. NSUI's vice president candidate, Rahul Jhansla, won the Vice President slot.

President – Aryan Maan (ABVP): 28841

Vice President - Rahul Jhansla (NSUI): 29339

Aryan Mann of the ABVP was poised for victory in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, leading his NSUI rival Joslyn Nandita Choudhary by more than 9,800 votes for the president's post, according to official trends.

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday barred candidates and student organisations of Delhi University from holding victory processions anywhere in the national capital after the results of the DUSU polls on September 19. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that it was not interfering with the elections, but if the polls are not conducted in a "satisfactory order", it may stop the functioning of the officer bearers of the Delhi University Students Union. Read more. (PTI)

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: After 16 rounds of voting, ABVP's Aryan Maan is inching closer to victory comfortably. NSUI's Rahul has also maintained lead while ABVP is ahead in other posts.

Here's what the numbers say-

President

ABVP - Aryan Mann: 21854

NSUI - Joslyn Choudhary: 9973

Vice President

ABVP - Govind Tanwar: 16013

NSUI - Rahul Jhansla: 22770

Secretary

ABVP - Kunal Chaudhary: 18506

NSUI - Kabir: 12419

Joint Secretary

ABVP - Deepika Jha: 16501

NSUI - Lavkush Bhadana: 13996

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: What sets apart the 2025 DUSU polls is the prominence of women candidates in the race for the top post, a development the campus has not seen in almost two decades. ABVP's Nupur Sharma was the last woman to hold the DUSU president's office in 2008-09.

The National Students' Union of India has fielded Joslyn Nandita Choudhary, a postgraduate student of Buddhist Studies, who has focused her campaign on hostel shortage, campus safety and the demand for menstrual leave.

The SFI-AISA combine has nominated Anjali, a student of Indraprastha College for Women, who has campaigned on issues of gender sensitisation, fee hikes and the restoration of grievance redressal mechanisms. (PTI)

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: ABVP's Aryan Maan has maintained a comfortable lead as 10 rounds of counting have been done. NSUI's vice president candidate Rahul Jhansla has also maintained his lead.

ABVP candidates:

President – Aryan Maan: 12532

Vice President – Govind Tanwar: 9483

Secretary – Kunal Chaudhary: 10649

Joint Secretary – Deepika Jha: 9706

NSUI candidates:

President – Joslyn Nandita Choudhary: 6133

Vice President – Rahul Jhansla: 13636

Secretary – Kabir: 7667

Joint Secretary – Lav Kush Badhana: 8455

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: The DUSU elections are are important because they are considered a launchpad for national politics. Leaders such as Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, late Arun Jaitley, Ajay Maken and Alka Lamba have all been DUSU office-bearers in the past.

For students, however, the immediate concerns are practical — affordable hostels, safer campuses, better transport, and inclusive policies.

DUSU election result 2025 live updates: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's presidential candidate Aryan Maan hails from Bahadurgarh and is a student of the Department of Library Science at the Delhi University. Maan's campaign for this year's DUSU elections mainly focused on key student issues including providing them with subsidised metro passes, free Wi-Fi across the campus, accessibility audits, and better sports facilities among others.