DUSU vote counting set for November 25 following High Court directive

Earlier, the Delhi High Court had directed Delhi University to begin with the counting process by November 26, after the cleaning and repainting of all public and private properties which defaced during the election campaign in a week.

New Delhi: Delhi University has postponed vote counting Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections 2024-25. Now the vote counting is set for November 25,  just a day before the Delhi High Court’s deadline. The Chief Election Officer for the DUSU Elections 2024-25, Professor Satyapal Singh in a statement said that the Hon’ble Delhi High Court had directed Delhi University to conduct vote counting on or before November 26, when all irregularities are rectified. 

He also mentioned that some irregularities were not completely addressed in certain areas during the survey which resulted in the university taking the clean-up process to get it rectified. Due to which the counting for the DUSU elections proceed to be held on November 25. As per the information, the vote counting will commence from 8 in the morning at the Conference Centre, opposite to the Botany Department of the North Campus.  

Earlier, the Delhi High Court had directed Delhi University to begin with the counting process by November 26, after the cleaning and repainting of all public and private properties which defaced during the election campaign in a week. During the hearing of a petition filed by Prashant Manchanda about the defacement of the public and properties during the DUSU elections, the Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela ordered Delhi University and its students to file a report confirming the restoration of the defaced properties within 10 days.

(With ANI inputs)