Colleges to have disabled-friendly DUSU poll booths
11 years, 7 months ago

Colleges to have disabled-friendly DUSU poll booths

India TV News  

New Delhi: With the Delhi University Students' Union elections scheduled next month, authorities have directed colleges to ensure that polling booths are disabled-friendly, so that students with disability can vote. "We have issued notices to the principals of the colleges to provide adequate facilities for students with disabilities so that they can participate freely in the democratic process of the varsity," said Bipin Tiwari, duty officer, DU Equal Opportunity Cell. "The provisions that the colleges are asked to comply with are mandatory under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, the 2007 order of the Supreme Court and the letter of the Election Commission of India," Tiwari said.Among the facilities the colleges are expected to provide are: Free access to polling booth, location of booths on the ground floor, wheelchair facility, sign language interpreter for students with hearing impairment and adequate volunteers to assist disabled students.The Delhi University Students' Union polls this year will be held Sep 13.

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DUSU Election Results 2024: Vote counting begins, details here
4 months ago

DUSU Election Results 2024: Vote counting begins, details here

India Today  

The counting of votes for the long-delayed Delhi University Students' Union elections began at 8 am today at North Campus, nearly two months after polling was held. Results for four key positions in the Delhi University Students' Union —president, vice president, general secretary, and joint secretary—will be declared today. A total of 21 candidates are contesting these posts, with eight …

DUSU election results to be declared on November 21. Details here
4 months, 1 week ago

DUSU election results to be declared on November 21. Details here

India Today  

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DUSU Election Results To Be Announced On This Date
4 months, 1 week ago

DUSU Election Results To Be Announced On This Date

ABP News  

New Delhi, Nov 13 The results for the Delhi University Students' Union elections will be declared on November 21, almost two months after the polls were held, according to university officials. The counting of votes for both the central panel and college representatives will begin at 8:30 am on November 21 at the DU Conference Centre in the presence of …

HC counting of Delhi University DUSU poll votes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HC counting of Delhi University DUSU poll votes

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday allowed Delhi University to undertake the counting of votes of the Delhi University Students Union elections on or before November 26. A bench led by chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the candidates deserved a second chance since the intent of the proceeding was to ensure their reformation and make …

DU students’ union elections to be held on September 27
6 months, 3 weeks ago

DU students’ union elections to be held on September 27

The Hindu  

Delhi University on Monday said the elections for the students’ union will be held on September 27. The papers will be scrutinised on the same day, and the list of eligible candidates will be published at 6 p.m., read the notification from the Registrar’s office regarding the DU Students’ Union polls. The elections will be held between 8.30 a.m. and …

DUSU polls: Counting of votes in Delhi University Students Union poll underway
1 year, 6 months ago

DUSU polls: Counting of votes in Delhi University Students Union poll underway

Live Mint  

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DUSU polls record 42% voter turnout, counting today
1 year, 6 months ago

DUSU polls record 42% voter turnout, counting today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi University recorded a voter turnout of 42 per cent as students cast their votes for the DUSU's central panel after a gap of almost four years amid heavy police presence and last-ditch efforts by organisations to woo voters. Students seen on the day before the DUSU Elections at North Campus, Delhi University in New Delhi, India, on Thursday In …

DUSU election 2023: Voting begins for Delhi University Students' Union polls, results tomorrow
1 year, 6 months ago

DUSU election 2023: Voting begins for Delhi University Students' Union polls, results tomorrow

India TV News  

DUSU elections 2023: Delhi University Students' Union election are being conducted by Delhi University after three years. After a hiatus of four years, DUSU elections are being conducted by Delhi University. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Congress's students' wing National Students' Union of India, CPI-backed Students' Federation of India and the All India Students' Association, affiliated to the CPI-ML, …

DUSU polls: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory | Check routes to avoid
1 year, 6 months ago

DUSU polls: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory | Check routes to avoid

India TV News  

DUSU polls: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory | Check routes to avoid The DUSU is the main representative body for most Delhi University colleges and faculties. Delhi University Students' Union polls: As the Delhi University Students' Union election is underway, the city traffic police issued an advisory and urged commuters to avoid certain routes for their convenience. Commuters are advised …

DUSU polls: 24 candidates to contest for four seats | Check list
1 year, 6 months ago

DUSU polls: 24 candidates to contest for four seats | Check list

India TV News  

Following the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, 24 candidates are still in the running for the Delhi University Students' Union elections, according to information released by university officials on Friday. DUSU Polls: List of Participating Unions RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Congress students' wing National Students' Union of India, CPI-backed Students' Federation of India, Left group All India Students' Association …

Delhi University announces date for DUSU elections after hiatus of three years, polling on THIS date
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi University announces date for DUSU elections after hiatus of three years, polling on THIS date

India TV News  

Delhi University will conduct the student union election on September 22, after a gap of three years, the varsity announced. The elections to the students’ body were last held in 2019 after which the polls could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic and the academic calendar’s disruption did not allow the election to be …

Student turnout drops at DUSU polls; counting and results today
5 years, 6 months ago

Student turnout drops at DUSU polls; counting and results today

Hindustan Times  

Fewer students turned up to vote in the Delhi University Students’ Union election for which polling was held Thursday. Had the university not conducted the central panel and colleges’ internal panel elections the same day, the turnout could have been even lower,” DS Rawat, former chief election officer of DU, said. Students checking their names at a college during elections …

DUSU elections: Safer campus, better infrastructure on students' minds
5 years, 6 months ago

DUSU elections: Safer campus, better infrastructure on students' minds

India TV News  

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DUSU Polls 2019: NSUI candidate detained for trying to manipulate votes
5 years, 6 months ago

DUSU Polls 2019: NSUI candidate detained for trying to manipulate votes

India Today  

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India's general election most historic and ‘inclusive’ poll: UN
5 years, 9 months ago

India's general election most historic and ‘inclusive’ poll: UN

India TV News  

India's recently-concluded general election was the most historic and "inclusive" poll as it ensured that every person exercise their right to vote, including those with disabilities, an annual UN conference was told. "India remains firmly committed to providing a universal enabling environment for persons with disabilities to fulfil their rights equally with others and realise their full potential and in …

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘This 5% reservation of seats has to be provided each time when process for filling up the seats is initiated by the above-mentioned institutions.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed all institutions of higher education and other higher educational institutions receiving aid from the state government to reserve not less than 5% seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.The. ‘This 5% …

Delhi University Students Union polls 2018: ABVP's Ankiv Baisoya is new DUSU president; NSUI bags 1 of 4 posts
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi University Students Union polls 2018: ABVP's Ankiv Baisoya is new DUSU president; NSUI bags 1 of 4 posts

Firstpost  

The counting for the DUSU polls was earlier suspended on Thursday afternoon due to “fault in EVMs”. In the elections to the four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students Union, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad bagged three posts on Thursday, while the National Students’ Union of India secured one. AISA, NSUI protest over ‘poll rigging’ After the counting …

DUSU election 2018: Polling underway in 52 centres, 1.35 lakh Delhi University students expected to vote
6 years, 6 months ago

DUSU election 2018: Polling underway in 52 centres, 1.35 lakh Delhi University students expected to vote

Firstpost  

Polling is underway for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections at 52 centres in colleges, an official said on Wednesday. New Delhi: Polling is underway for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections at 52 centres in colleges, an official said on Wednesday. In the fray are the National Students’ Union of India, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Aam …

DUSU election 2018: Delhi University gears up for polls, voting to begin at 8.30 am tomorrow; counting of votes on 13 Sept
6 years, 6 months ago

DUSU election 2018: Delhi University gears up for polls, voting to begin at 8.30 am tomorrow; counting of votes on 13 Sept

Firstpost  

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DU to give students right to ‘reject’ all candidates in elections this year
8 years, 7 months ago

DU to give students right to ‘reject’ all candidates in elections this year

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi Polls: EC takes steps to make polling booths accessible to disabled
10 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Polls: EC takes steps to make polling booths accessible to disabled

India TV News  

New Delhi: Ahead of February 7 election, the Election Commission has been submitted a list of “troubled polling booths” in Delhi where differently-abled persons could face difficulties. “I have given a list of troubled polling booths which include 11 names from different parts of the capital so that steps can be taken to make them assessable for such voters who …

DUSU election to be held on September 12
10 years, 7 months ago

DUSU election to be held on September 12

India TV News  

New Delhi: Elections for the Delhi University Students Union will be held on September 12, said a varsity official on Tuesday. "September 3 is the last date for filing of nomination papers," DU Registrar Alka Sharma said in a statement.The varsity said that it will notify the date of result declaration later.The university has already appointed a team of officials …

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