The Lyngdoh Committee guidelines prohibit candidates from using printed posters, pamphlets and other printed material for canvassing. Only handmade posters displayed at designated locations are permitted.
The recommendations also restrict processions and public meetings outside campuses and prohibit candidates and supporters from defacing university property.
Delhi University had separately introduced a paperless campaign framework for the 2026 elections, barring printed posters, banners and other promotional materials on campuses and in surrounding areas.
Several students alleged that candidates backed by most major political parties had also breached the prescribed campaign expenditure limit of Rs 5,000.
The high court was informed that challans had been issued during the election period, several vehicles had been impounded and criminal cases registered over poll-related violations. Four people were arrested, according to information presented before the bench.
The court also questioned how large groups of campaign vehicles, including some without registration plates, had been permitted to travel around the university.
Political tensions surfaced online as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad alleged that the National Studentsโ Union of India had placed the ABVPโs name alongside its own on voting chits. It described the alleged action as a sign of desperation. The claim could not be independently verified.
The campaign period was also marked by violence. Two Satyawati College students were injured and two vehicles damaged during a clash between two groups in northwest Delhiโs Bharat Nagar.
Police said the confrontation occurred during the college election campaign and involved reports of gunfire and assault.
With PTI inputs
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