[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/mohan.jpg” caption=”Shano Mohan “]By a mere eight votes, Shano Mohan has been elected next year's president of the McMaster Students Union (MSU). Mohan received a total of 1,850 votes, followed closely by Peter Topalovic, who received 1,842 votes.

Mohan is currently the MSU vice-president administration and a political science major. He will replace MSU president Neville Boney.

A total of 3,944 students voted in the MSU presidential election, up from 3,150 during last year's election.

The final totals for all four candidates were:

• Shano Mohan — 1,850
• Peter Topalovic — 1,842
• Jimmy Green — 146
• Jamie Paterson — 81