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Re-open nominations is a winner
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Count information
Date count run17 Mar 2023
Election rulesERS97 STV
Candidates running4
Available position1
Total ballots23
Valid votes23
Invalid votes0
Round 1
Raj Ratnesan [11897]11.00
Mahima Raghavendra [12746]7.00
Luke Eadie [14475]5.00
RON (Re-open Nominations)0.00
Exhausted0.00
Surplus0.00
Threshold11.50
Count of first choices. The initial quota is 11.50. No candidates have surplus votes so candidates will be eliminated and their votes transferred for the next round.
Round 2
Raj Ratnesan [11897]12.00
Mahima Raghavendra [12746]9.00
Luke Eadie [14475]0.00
RON (Re-open Nominations)0.00
Exhausted2.00
Surplus1.50
Threshold10.50
All losing candidates are eliminated. Count after substage 1 of 1 of eliminating Luke Eadie [14475] and RON (Re-open Nominations). Transferred votes with value 1.00. Since no candidate has been elected, the quota is reduced to 10.50. Candidate Raj Ratnesan [11897] has reached the threshold and is elected.

Winner is Raj Ratnesan [11897].

Candidates

Raj Ratnesan

Hi, I'm Raj, and I am a first-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student at UCL. I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for the presidency of the UCL Chess Society. Chess has been an integral part of my life since I was seven years old, and I am eager to bring my passion for the game to this position.

Over the years, I have played competitively with my siblings and have gained invaluable experiences that make me feel suited to this role. I have played individually, for my school, and for the England National Team, and I am particularly proud of captaining my school in National Championships.

As President, I believe that I can help take the UCL Chess Society to new heights. In the coming year, I hope to achieve the following goals:

  1. Expand our reach as a society online, particularly following the recent chess boom that has seen millions take the game up on Chess.com
  2. Help those who feel less experienced in the game, through bi-weekly lessons from our top-rated players
  3. Provide greater opportunities for players of all levels to practice, through ECF rated tournaments that have prizes available
  4. Organise more inter-uni competitions, particularly against our London Rivals!

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you consider voting for me to represent you next year!

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Mahima Raghavendra

When the opportunity to serve comes along, you cannot question the moment, only your willingness. As a member of the untitled underclass of chess club for two years, I stand here before you, ready to lead our chess club into glory.

Our club is facing a profound economic crisis. The aftermath of Covid lingers. Putin’s war in Ukraine has destabilised chess equipment supply chains the world over.

I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of the agenda. I promise you this: the club I lead will not leave the next generation, your (very hypothetical) children and grandchildren, with a debt to settle that we were too weak to pay ourselves. This committee will have integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level. And the heart of that promise is my manifesto.

  • Levelling up (More socials, more tournaments, more women)
  • Control of our borders (Deportation of [REDACTED OPENING] players).
  • A safer environment (Switching from Discord to Whatsapp for our primary means of communication).
  • Supporting our armed forces (Collaboration with UCL Boxing ...?)
  • Building a chess club that embraces the opportunities of our domestic London chess scene

After the dislocation caused in the midst of a terrible war against the Student Union's Room Allocation System, after the misallocation of equipment contracts to manufacturers who failed to provide fully-functional chess clocks, I understand I have work to do to restore trust. All I can say is that I am not daunted.

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Luke Eadie

Bleed purple, bleed scala, bleed chess.    

This is, and forever will be, my life mantra.

When I was first born, or so my parents relate, the first word which sprang to my infant lips was that of our glorious game. Since then, I haven't looked back. I use anal beads on the daily like my icon Hans Niemann, sometimes when I'm not even playing chess...

My ambition for chess 23-24 is to dial up our socials. Everyone knows we can thump K*L over the board but the question on my lips is, can we chop more pints (beer or non-alcoholic, we're very inclusive) than the scum. I'd like to move chess socials from an occasional game, to integral training for chess players: full on Kings Cross chess hustling, simuls and most importantly, practice on how to talk to girls. 

Our social game must be upped. I'm talking chess in Phineas. I'm talking chess in Mullys. I'm talking chess in Court. And most importantly of all, I'm talking chess at the finest club, not just in Kings Cross, but this side of the Atlantic. What girl/ boy is not going to bowled over on the Scala dance floor at your new line in the scheveningen?

I want to be receiving desperate pleas begging for a Friday social during reading week because chess socials are the only thing that can prise you from your bed in the morning.

If you're passionate about the great game, love a banging social, or have just watched The Queen's Gambit - I'm your man. 

So please vote me for President 23/24

Yours faithfully,

Luke x

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