DUSU Poll Results 2026: The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election results have been announced on Friday, with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)'s Yash Dabas winning the post of President with 24,576 votes. Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen bagged the Vice President post with 30,634 votes, while ABVP's Riya Chhawdi secured the Secretary position.
Who Is Yash Dabas?
Yash Dabas, a presidential candidate in the DUSU elections 2026, has been active among the student community as an ABVP worker for the past six years. Dabas, before entering student politics, was primarily known as an international tennis player. A resident of Delhi's Kanjhawla area, Dabas contested on ballot number 7 in the 2026 DUSU elections. He faced a tough contest from the NSUI's Vijay Shankar Meena for the post of President.
Here Are Other Key Details Details About Dabas:
Hometown: He grew up in Kanjhawala, a village on Delhi's north-western edge.
College: He completed his undergraduate degree at Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur (SGTB) Khalsa College, one of the University of Delhi's North Campus colleges.
Education: Alongside, Yash pursued a Master's in Buddhist Studies at the University of Delhi — grounding his work in patience, empathy and service. He went on to study law at the Campus Law Centre (CLC), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
Sports: Dabas is an international tennis player. On the court, he competed as an international tennis player and represented the University of Delhi at the All India and Khelo India University Games.
Allegations Against Yash Dabas
Earlier, allegations regarding the academic record of Dabas surfaced on social media a few days ago, hours after the final provisional nomination list for the upcoming Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections was released.
A purported marksheet of Dabas began circulating on social media, along with posts questioning his academic record and asking students to "choose wisely".