U.S. President Candidate Profile

Shiva Ayyadurai

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IndependentU.S. PresidentNational

Background

Shiva Ayyadurai is an independent candidate for U.S. President in the 2028 election cycle. Shiva Ayyadurai was born as Vellayappa Ayyadurai Shiva on December 2, 1963. Shiva Ayyadurai holds four degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including a PhD in biological engineering, and is a Fulbright scholar. Federal Election Commission filings for the 2028 cycle report that Shiva Ayyadurai raised $22,487, spent $32,721, and had $12,389 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; ballotpedia.org/Shiva_Ayyadurai; Federal Election Commission; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_Ayyadurai; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/P40012015/).

Last updated 2026-07-28.

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Finance snapshot

Shiva Ayyadurai's committee id is C00842112

Shiva Ayyadurai's latest reported disbursements $22,487. fec.gov

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Shiva Ayyadurai profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

Valid citations 23. Primary-source references 23. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-07-28.

Published claim kinds: Background 5, Finance 2.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run; Grokipedia Shiva Dr. Ayyadurai.

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Race context

National, U.S. President.

Cycle year on file: 2028.

Race name on file: 2028 U.S. President - US.

Race status on file: discovered.

The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.

The profile was last indexed on 2026-05-07.

Source posture

Published claim kinds on file: 5 background claims; 2 finance claims.

Last updated 2026-07-28.

Filings and votes on file

Finance claims on file: 2. FEC candidate id on file: P40012015.

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Profile summary

Shiva Dr. Ayyadurai is an Independent candidate for U.S. President in the 2028 election cycle.

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