The Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections nomination has begun and the last date to apply is September 4 till 3 pm.
The inception of nomination papers will begin from 3:15 pm on September 4 and the list of duly nominated candidates will be declared by 6 pm as per the official schedule.
The election of the central university will be held on September 12, 2019.
The voting will take place in two sessions in the morning session that will be held from 8:30 am to 1 pm while the evening session will be held from 3 pm to 7:30 pm.
To candidates have to pay a demand draft Rs 500 to file the nomination.
Candidates must reportedly have 75 per cent attendance to be able to apply for fighting the elections.
For the maximum age limit for postgraduate students to contest an election would be 25 years while that for undergraduate students will between the age of 17 and 22 years as on August 16 of the year of elections may contest elections.
The college elections are a miniature version of the national elections where student parties send its representatives along with independent candidates who raise issues related to students and make promises. Based on the votes several officer bearers are selected.
Last year the BJP-backed ABVP won the DUSU .
Key parties during Delhi University elections are Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), BJP-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and a left-wing student organisation All India Students’ Association (AISA).