Between 7 and 8 October, a by-election was held in UMSU International for the positions of UMSU International President, Education Director, and Media & Marketing Director. A crowded field of five candidates contested the presidential election, paving the way for a comfortable victory for Community's Satvik Gulati in the second round of counting.
Between 7 and 8 October, a by-election was held in UMSU International for the positions of UMSU International President, Education Director, and Media & Marketing Director. A crowded field of five candidates contested the presidential election, paving the way for a comfortable victory for Community's Satvik Gulati in the second round of counting. The results of the presidential race are shown below.
PRESIDENT
Candidate
| Primary Vote | Percent | Second Round | Two-Candidate (Est.) |
|---|
Satvik Gulati ✔
(Community)1
| 317
| 46.96% | 50.86% | 59.31% |
Declan Benedictus Lee
(Independent)
| 108
| 16.00% | 19.15% | 40.69% |
Raiesa Khutel
(Independent)2
| 95 | 14.07% | 15.86% |
|
Jhanvi Raghav
(Independent)2
| 86 | 12.74% | 14.13% |
|
Xing Ying Denise Lim
(Independent)
| 69 | 10.22% | ELIMINATED |
|
COMMUNITY GAIN FROM INDEPENDENT
Footnotes
1. Although the election was nonpartisan, the candidate is an active Community member and ran under the ticket in the September annual election.
2. Before the election, Together expressed an interest in supporting the candidate—the extent of this relationship is unclear.
Updates
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| Thursday 8 October UMSU INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT ELECTED Satvik Gulati (Community) has been elected as UMSU International President with 317 primary votes. |