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Elections

Get involved in UEASU elections - vote, stand, or find out how democracy works here.

The Arts Elections are now open for nominations! Students wishing to stand have until 19 January 2025 to nominate themselves. Different categories include painting, photography, poetry, digital arts, animated screen, collage and sculpture. As part of your nomination, please submit a short manifesto that includes: -A description of your artwork -The materials or techniques used -Any relevant artistic context or inspiration -An optional image of your piece All candidates must drop off their physical artwork at the Students’ Union office before 5pm on 23 January 2025. Your artwork has to be of A1 size mazimum, and you are encouraged to bring your own frame if possible and applicable, as we cannot guarantee frames or sizing for all submissions. Winners in each category will have their artwork showcased in the End of Year Exhibition in May 2026. Show us your creativity and take part in celebrating the arts across our campus! Please not that while the SU team will take every reasonable step to store your artwork safely, we cannot guarantee protection from potential damage (including heat or other environmental factors). The SU cannot accept responsibility for any damage that may occur.

UEA Students' Union

7 posts are up for election.

Nominations close at 17:00 on Monday 19 January 2026 (in 6 weeks and 0 days)

The polls open at 09:00 on Monday 26 January 2026 (in 6 weeks and 6 days)

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2026 Spring Elections

Every year Students’ Unions around the country give the student body the opportunity to decide who will lead their Union for the next academic year. As a democratic organisation, uea(su) is no different. All of our key decisions are made by students, for students. Our annual elections are the time when you can decide who should fill these leadership positions!

Nomination Period Begins:

Dates for the Spring Elections 2026

The uea(su) Spring elections 2026 dates are in!.

Nomination opens	9am Monday 2nd February
Nomination closes	5pm Monday 16th February
Candidate briefing (COMPULSORY)	5pm Tuesday 17th February
Candidate deadline for manifesto (and MS Forms for FTO candidates)	5pm Wednesday 18th February
Candidate announcement official	Friday 20th February (social media will be w/c 23rd Feb)
Collection for banner drop off	5pm Friday 20th February
Campaigning/voting open	9am Monday 23rd February
Candidate Question Time	tbc Tuesday 24th February
Campaigning/voting close	12pm (noon) Monday 2nd March
Due for expense form	5pm Thursday 5th March
Results Night	tbc Friday 6th March
Taking down all the campaign materials	Before 5pm Monday 9th March

Past Election Results

Role	Quota	Candidates	Note	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 2 Total	Stage 3	Stage 3 Total	Stage 4	Stage 4 Total

Non-Portfolio Part Time Officer	112	Shadab Subhan		27	0	27
		Amelia Zabicka		29	0	29
		Bhoomika Manjunath Jain	Elected @ Stage 1	113	0	113
		Akshay Krishna Therambath Santhosh	Elected @ Stage 1	149	0	149
		Fran Bishop Strutt		14	0	14
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0

Black Students' Part Time Officer	29.5	Bellona Agyei	Elected @ Stage 1	40	0	40
		Kadiatu Koroma		18	0	18
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		1	0	1

People of Colour Part Time Officer	16.5	Anisah Tufal	Elected @ Stage 1	30	0	30
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		3	0	3

International Students Officer (Non EU Place) Part Time Officer	206	Amish Yogesh Patel		54	0	54
		Dhruv Dilipkumar Kapadiya		26	0	26
		Sudipto Paul		17	0	17
		Tia Patel		5	0	5
		Uzair Ali Khan		2	0	2
		Sreeji Manoharan Ajilathi	Elected @ Stage 1	297	0	297
		Md Mahmudul Hassan Khan		3	0	3
		Ahmed Nada		8	0	8
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

LGBT+ (Trans & Non Binary Place) Part Time Officer	8.5	Miles Peters Hearn	Elected @ Stage 1	16	0	16
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		1	0	1


Postgraduate Committee Members	61.29	Amin Jawrawala	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Meenakshi Victor Das Sandhya	Elected @ Stage 1	53.29	0	53.29	0	53.29	0	53.29
		Dhruv Dilipkumar Kapadiya	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Uzair Ali Khan	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Rabea Hinsching	Elected @ Stage 3	4	0	4	0	4	0	4
		Amal Kallanchira Satheesh	Elected @ Stage 1	27.4	0	27.4	0	27.4	0	27.4
		Dhanika Raj Raju Priyalekha	Elected @ Stage 1	42.5	0	42.5	0	42.5	0	42.5
		Shanmugavasan Ravindran	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Aditya Chamadia	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Md Mahmudul Hassan Khan	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Lam Tang	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ahmed Nada	Elected @ Stage 2	10	0	10	-5.33	4.67	0	4.67
		Shivam Gupta	Elected @ Stage 1	55	-37.75	17.25	0	17.25	0	17.25
		Bellona Agyei	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	Excluded @ Stage 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


CMP School Convenor	19.5	Aditya Chamadia		7	0	7	0	7	0	7
		Georgina Jeffries		11	0	11	0	11	0	11
		Garapati Nandala Harsha	Elected @ Stage 3	17	0	17	1	18	0	18
		Mischa Dote	Excluded @ Stage 2	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0
		Shanmugavasan Ravindran	Excluded @ Stage 3	3	0	3	-3	0	0	0
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	Excluded @ Stage 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

CPP School Convenor	21	Lily Sheriff	Elected @ Stage 1	26	0	26
		Summer Kearns		16	0	16
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

DEV School Convenor	19.5	Belindar Momanyi	Elected @ Stage 1	28	0	28
		Oleg Kalimullin		11	0	11
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

ENV School Convenor	8.5	Jasmin Evans		1	0	1
		Vishnu Keeriyanimackal Shaji	Elected @ Stage 1	15	0	15
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		1	0	1

LAW School Convenor	4.5	Aura Mondal	Elected @ Stage 1	9	0	9
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

LDC School Convenor	8.5	Alannah Shinman		6	0	6
		Lia Simpson		0	0	0
		Miles Peters Hearn		1	0	1
		Samuel Haines	Elected @ Stage 1	9	0	9
		Kate Robinson		1	0	1
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

MLC School Convenor	2	Gregory Blake	Elected @ Stage 1	4	0	4
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

NAT School Convenor	0.5	Taylor Niblett	Elected @ Stage 1	1	0	1
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

Arts and Humanities PG Faculty Convenor	5.5	Kadiatu Koroma	Elected @ Stage 1	7	0	7
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		4	0	4

Medicine and Health Sciences UG Faculty Convenor	2.5	Michaela Lambrou	Elected @ Stage 1	4	0	4
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		1	0	1

Science PG Faculty Convenor	13.5	Rajvi Vinodbhai Panchal	Elected @ Stage 1	23	0	23
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		4	0	4

Social Science PG Faculty Convenor	27	Oleg Kalimullin		19	0	19
		Lam Tang		4	0	4
		Bhoomika Manjunath Jain	Elected @ Stage 1	31	0	31
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		0	0	0

Social Sciences UG Faculty Convenor	14.5	Faiq Mustaffa	Elected @ Stage 1	26	0	26
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)		3	0	3

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Role	Quota	Candidates	Final votes	Note	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 2 Total	Stage 3	Stage 3 Total	Stage 4	Stage 4 Total	Stage 5	Stage 5 Total	Stage 6	Stage 6 Total	Stage 7	Stage 7 Total
Activities & Opportunities Officer	988	Olivia Hunt	1,768	Elected @ Stage 1	1,768
Activities & Opportunities Officer	988	Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	208		208
Campaigns & Democracy Officer	983	Chris Kershaw	1,013	Elected @ Stage 1	1,013
		Elias Daryani	395		395
		Forest Agenda	313		313
		Padraig Smead	103		103
		Erin Whitby	77		77
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	66		66
Communities and Culture Officer	1137.5	Amjad Daher	665	Elected @ Stage 6	589	0	589	2	591	14	605	22	627	38	665	0	665
		Oscar Welchman	641		567	1	568	1	569	4	573	23	596	45	641	0	641
		Jamie Bryson	481	Excluded @ Stage 6	450	1	451	4	455	6	461	20	481	-481	0	0	0
		Ali Sabba	332	Excluded @ Stage 5	323	0	323	2	325	7	332	-332	0	0	0	0	0
		Nicole Ajibade	255	Excluded @ Stage 4	253	0	253	2	255	-255	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Christopher Lee	61	Excluded @ Stage 3	60	1	61	-61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	33	Excluded @ Stage 2	33	-33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Postgraduate Officer	425.5	Bhaskar Shivanna	430	Elected @ Stage 1	430
		Rohan Pratap Singh	263		263
		Alpha Boakye	85		85
		Thea Glover	60		60
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	13		13
Undergraduate Education Officer	813.5	Turaiya Lemard	1,192	Elected @ Stage 1	1,192
		Emma Smith	361		361
		Re-open Nominations (R.O.N.)	74		74

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