ELECTION 2026
ELECTION RESULTS
Dear Community Member,
I am pleased to inform you that the TRICIA Board appointed Nomination and Election Committee (NEC) has now completed the election process for the 2026 TRICIA team.
I would like to add that all candidates for the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors were elected unanimously. The results are as follows:
TRICIA Executive Team 2026
Elangovan Raman – President
Srinivas Arvapally – Vice President
Yugandhar Sannasipalli – Secretary
Deepa Boorgucharla – Treasurer
Kamal Yasa – Executive Committee
Jayesh Thaliyakkattil – Executive Committee
Nilam Kumar – Executive Committee
Satyanarayana Vunnam – Executive Committee
TRICIA Board (January 2026- December 2028)
Paul Uppal – Board Member
Varghese Zacharia – Board Member
Sridhar Pentyala – Board Member
Balamurugan Ramasubramanian – Board Member
Congratulations and best wishes to the incoming Team. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the candidates.
On behalf of the TRICIA Board, I would like to thank our NEC team (Peter Thomas, Madan Bindana and Raj Ardham) for their utmost dedication and due diligent service.
Last but not the least, we would like to thank all our TRICIA members for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Manoj Jain
Board Chair, TRICIA
BOD - FOUR POSITIONS
PRESIDENT - ONE POSITION
VICE PRESIDENT - ONE POSITION
SECRETARY - ONE POSITION
TREASURER - ONE POSITION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - SIX POSITIONS
2026 Elections – Nomination, Eligibility requirements and Schedule
Eligibility criteria for the Candidates
BOD Candidates: Must have become Life Members on/before December 31, 2024
Executive Committee Candidates
a) Must have become Life Members on/before December 31, 2025.
Or
b) Must have been Members in 2025 and 2026 with membership fee for year 2025 paid on/before December 31, 2025, and membership fee for year 2026 paid on/before March 31, 2026.
Nomination requirements for the Candidates
Self-nomination form along with a passport-size photo and a short biography (up to 500 words) that includes: their vision, past service to TRICIA, future service ideas/plans, and any other not-for-profit experience, if applicable. No use of TRICIA logo or any TRICIA property.
Nomination Submission and Election Schedule
- TRICIA NEC will send details of Nomination process including Election Guidelines and Nomination Forms by email to the TRICIA Members on October 16, 2026.
- Interested candidates must send their Self-nomination forms, including the photo and short biography as stated above, by email to tricianec2026@gmail.com latest by October 28, 2026 4:00 PM EST. (Self-nominations only through Email)
- NEC will request TRICIA Secretary to verify all self-nominations received and announcement of final list candidates to TRICIA members (by email with website link) on October 28, 2026.
- Self-nomination withdrawal date is October 30, 2026, before 4.00 PM EST by email only at tricianec2026@gmail.com.
- Final list of contestants will be posted on TRICIA website and TRICIA Members will be informed by email by October 31, 2026.
- Absentee Ballots Request will be accepted only via email at tricianec2026@gmail.com from 10:00 am on October 31, 2026, until 4:00 pm on November 4, 2026, directly from the member. Only one email per household. Please write the name and address of the requester in the email.
- Absentee Ballots will be mailed out on November 7, 2026.
- Absentee Ballots must be returned post marked on or before November 16, 2026.
- Elections will be held on November 22, 2026 (11:00 am until 4:00 pm) at the Hindu Cultural Center, Albany, NY.
- Election Results will be announced on November 22, 2026.
Eligibility to Vote: All members who paid membership on or before August 31, 2026, are eligible. Membership List will be available in TRICIA website.
No Canvasing on days of the election inside the premises of HCC or in the parking lot. Candidates are not allowed inside the room where the voting will take place. Candidates can designate one person for observing election and voting. The designees are not allowed to do any type of canvasing. Designee’s information must be communicated to NEC two days prior to the election date (November 22, 2026).
All correspondence regarding change of address, membership, and such needs to be addressed to the TRICIA secretary at contact@triciany.org. Any questions related to nomination and election process etc should be directed to TRICIA NEC via email at tricianec2026@gmail.com. All other questions will be directed to the board for clarification.