DUSU 2017 : Delhi University yesterday announced the dates for the election of office bearers of Delhi University’s Student Union (DUSU) and members of Central Council,one of the biggest university level elections in the country.
The elections will be held on 12th September 2017.The nomination papers have to be submitted to the Office of the Chief Election Officer,DUSU elections 2017-18, latest by 4th September 2017.
Nomination papers for the membership of Central Council are to be obtained from concerned colleges/departments or institutions and are also to be submitted by the same date.
The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on the same day following which the list of approved nominated candidates will be published.
Though the political parties have started campaigning already,the list of students fighting elections this year hasn’t been released yet by any of the parties.
DUSU elections have become a show of money and muscle power with students spending lakhs and even crores unofficially to fight elections.According to the official guidelines,students can’t spend more than INR 5000 for campaigning but they are able to do so by exploiting loopholes in the system.
From amusement park tickets,movie tickets,metro cards to parties in clubs and alcohol,a number of things are used by candidates to impress students on campus and garner votes.
