Elections

Elections

UCDSU Executive Elections 2026 – November Results Confirmed

University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) can confirm the results of the November 2026 Executive Elections, with counting completed on Thursday 5 November 2026.

The results for each position, including all candidates, Re-Open Nominations (RON), and the relevant counts, are set out below.

College Officers

Business (Smurfit) College Officer

  • Elected: Medhansh Mittal (fourth count)

  • Total poll: 10 | Spoilt ballots: 0 | Total valid poll (TVP): 10 | Quota: 6

  • Count 1: Medhansh Mittal 4 | Sabari Kadhirvel 3 | Karely Santiago 2 | Jayanand Ukey 1 | Muniraja Meenatchi Sundaram 0 | Sumit Somaiya 0 | RON 0

  • Count 2 (Jayanand Ukey excluded): Mittal 4 | Kadhirvel 3 | Santiago 2 | Non-transferable 1

  • Count 3 (Karely Santiago excluded): Mittal 5 (+1) | Kadhirvel 3 | Non-transferable 2

  • Count 4 (Sabari Kadhirvel excluded): Medhansh Mittal declared elected as the remaining continuing candidate, without reaching the quota.

Jayanand Ukey's one vote was non-transferable when he was excluded.

On Karely Santiago's exclusion, one of her ballots transferred to Medhansh Mittal. That ballot recorded Jayanand Ukey as its second preference, but he had already been excluded. Medhansh Mittal was the next continuing candidate, ranked third, and therefore received the transfer, increasing his total from four to five votes.

Social Sciences College Officer

  • Elected: Lidiya Zhang (first count)

  • Total poll: 11 | Spoilt ballots: 0 | TVP: 11 | Quota: 6

  • Count 1: Lidiya Zhang 10 | Aayushi Shah 1 | Georgia-May Staunton 0 | RON 0

Agriculture, Food & Veterinary College Officer

  • Candidate: Sathyaruba Duraisubramaniam

  • Total poll: 0 | Spoilt ballots: 0 | TVP: 0

  • Votes recorded: Sathyaruba Duraisubramaniam 0 | RON 0

  • No votes were cast and no candidate was declared elected.

Oifigeach na Gaeilge / Irish Language Officer

  • Elected: Callan Ó Cléirigh (first count)

  • Total poll: 65 | Spoilt ballots: 2 | TVP: 63 | Quota: 32

  • Count 1: Callan Ó Cléirigh 58 | RON 5

The count took place on Thursday 5 November 2026, with the results declared by Enzo Crothers, Presiding Officer, acting on behalf of the Returning Officer, Richard Hammond S.C.

RON stands for Re-Open Nominations and is treated as a candidate for counting purposes.