DUSU Election Outcomes: Out of 1.45 lakh eligible voters, 51,379 college students solid their votes this yr.
New Delhi:
The outcomes for the Delhi College College students’ Union elections will probably be declared on November 21, nearly two months after the polls had been held, in keeping with college officers.
The elections had been held on September 27 and the outcomes had been initially scheduled to be introduced the subsequent day. Out of 1.45 lakh eligible voters, 51,379 college students solid their votes this yr, marking the bottom turnout in no less than 10 years.
The election had resulted in widespread defacement of public areas by marketing campaign supplies. The Delhi Excessive Courtroom took cognizance of the matter and stayed the outcomes till all defacement points had been addressed.
The counting of votes for each the central panel and faculty representatives will start at 8:30 am on November 21 on the DU Convention Centre within the presence of an Election Fee crew, an official stated.
Delhi College saved the Digital Voting Machines (EVMs) in a powerful room on the examination division, monitored across the clock by a police crew. The poll packing containers had been stored secure in particular person faculties.
Voting for DUSU’s central panel, which incorporates the posts of president, vice chairman, secretary, and joint secretary, was performed utilizing EVMs, whereas poll papers had been used for electing faculty representatives.
In a ruling on Monday, the Excessive Courtroom conditionally lifted the keep, permitting the counting to proceed if all campaign-related defacement was cleaned up. The court docket has allowed the college to announce the outcomes on or earlier than November 26, contingent on these circumstances.
“Preparations are underway for the November 21 counting. A lot of the cleansing work has already been accomplished. The EVMs and poll papers will probably be opened within the presence of the Election Fee’s crew to keep up transparency,” a Delhi College official stated.
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