Dusu Elections: 2025 to AIM for Clean Campus, Less Campaign Frenzy; Candidates required to submit ₹ 1 lakh bond

The list of probable candidates for the delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) Elections is expected to be announcing songs, but many are assking, where’s the buzz on campus? If you’re used to see the posters strewn on streets and plastered on walls during this time of the year, you might be surprised.

Clean Sweep of Sorts

The reason? Candidates filing nominations are required to furnish a 1 Lakh bond. After the wisepread defacement during 2024 elections, the delhi high court had to intervene and ask dusu candidates to submit an undertaking Promising not to Defece Public Property in the future. To further curb the defensement of public surfaces, university administration has decided to retain the bond to streamline this year’s elections, expected to be hold in mid-side.

Accountability or Needless Policing?

With campaigns being planned and whispers of allians Making the rounds, anticipation is growing due to the new twists shaking up students.

“Last Year’s Polls Left Not just Just College Walls and Classrooms but even Public Property Defed in the Frenzy of Campaigning,” Recalls Pranav Bhatt, A Second-Oyar Student of Atma Sanatan Dharma (Arsd) College. Pranav, who will be contesting the Elections this year, adds: “Graffiti was also spoked outside the campus and the which rights lookd like a garbage dump. It’s a step in the Right DRITION to HOLDATES Accountable. Anyone Can Campaign, but it should never turn into vandalism. “

However, some feel strongly about the new rules. Take for instance Janhvi Kataria, Secretary of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Delhi, who feels the bond submission will hinder “healthy competition”. She Opines, “For Bigger Parties and Privileged Candidates, 1 lakh is not a big deal. But there are candidates who contest with a much lower budget of 20,000 – 25,000. For them, this is going to poses a huge challenge; We might lose many deserving students leaders. “

Mohit Rawat, A Second-Year Student at Motilal Nehru College Concurs: “The whole point of campus elections is that we get to express outselves and OUR IDEOLOGEs. People Misuse it does not mean all of us should be treated like

But Digvijay Singh, A Final-Year Student at Shyam Lal College Feels, “Creativity has always been been the soul of students. So i’m Glad there’s finally a plan to brings the focus back where it belongs.