The Delhi High Court has suspended the counting of votes in Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections till October 28. The court has summoned all candidates to appear in court. The court took action in a case where posters were posted on walls at various locations in the city to spread filth. The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the 16 candidates contesting the elections and directed them to appear in court.
DUSU election results not yet announced
The candidates have been ordered to appear before the Delhi High Court on October 28. The ban on vote counting for the Delhi Students Union elections will continue until further orders. During the last hearing, the High Court suspended the counting of votes and declaration of election results until posters put up by candidates were removed. The High Court continued to enforce the ban.
MCD says so
During the hearing, the MCD told the high court that it would cost hundreds of thousands of rupees to remove the posters and paint from the city walls. The court ruled that only candidates who soiled the walls were responsible for the cleaning costs. Although posters and painted walls have been cleared from much of the university campus, posters and poster banners remain in many places.
Let us tell you that Delhi University student leaders and thousands of students are waiting for the announcement of the new panels (President, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Joint Secretary posts). The Delhi High Court has stayed the declaration of the results of the student union elections, showing strictness over the hundreds of thousands of rupees spent on canvassing votes and damage to public property during the campaign.
The vote rate this time was 35.21%
In fact, polling for the DUSU elections was held on September 27. This time, including the general election of the new chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and joint secretaries, the total vote rate was 35.21%. Of a total of 104,600 voters, only 51,000,400 voted. Voting will be held in two shifts. Out of 1,02,300 students, 44,030 students voted in the morning shift. The morning shift turnout was 34.46%. On the other hand, only 7,087 night shift students out of 17,386 students voted, resulting in a turnout rate of 40.76%. Results will be announced on September 28.
High Court gives chance to ‘correct mistakes’
The Delhi High Court had intervened and banned counting of votes and declaration of results before the results were announced. The court said that candidate posters, banners, hoardings etc. installed in public places will not be removed. In a major intervention in the DUSU elections, Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gotra of the High Court said the election process can continue but counting will not take place until the court is satisfied with the status of the properties. ticket. Possibly broken stuff has been removed.