Law student and NSUI candidate Ajay Chhikara won the president’s post by a margin of 2,362 votes in the elections that took place on Friday.
Vikas Choudhary, Vikas Yadav and Deepak Bansal, all ABVP candidates, were elected vice-president, secretary and joint-secretary, respectively.
The victorious new president, along with some NSUI members, later proceeded to 10 Janpath to meet Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Oscar Fernandes, MukulWasnik and Deepender Singh Hooda.
Mr. Gandhi congratulated the Congress-backed NSUI teams, stating that their presence in DU was finally being re-enforced again.
“My party members have worked hard, and that is why I won. The Congress leadership is also working towards eliminating corruption, that is why the ABVP could not win by riding on the [anti-corruption crusader] Anna [Hazaare] wave here in DU,” said a beaming Mr. Chhikara, who had polled a total of 11,164 votes against the 8,802 votes polled by the second leading ABVP candidate Neha Singh.
“I will fight against corruption and ensure that Other Backward Class students are given their rights, like reserved admissions,” said newly elected vice-president Vikas Choudhary, who won by a margin of 3,780 votes and polled a total of 11,855 votes against the 8,075 votes polled by his closest rival Bhupender Choudhary of the NSUI.
VICTORS ALL: NSUI candidate Ajay Chikara (L), ABVP candidates Vikas Chowdhary, Vikas Yadav and Deepak Bansal celebrate their victory in the DUSU elections in New Delhi on Saturday
VICTORS ALL: NSUI candidate Ajay Chikara (L), ABVP candidates Vikas Chowdhary, Vikas Yadav and Deepak Bansal celebrate their victory in the DUSU elections in New Delhi on Saturday.
