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According to a report by leading Hindi news daily Dainik Jagran, a meeting of top BCCI officials took place on Thursday. And it was decided among the officials that Ganguly will not contest the elections.
The meeting according to the report was attended by Ganguly himself along with Jay Shah, Vice President Rajiv Shukla, Treasurer Arun Dhummal & former BCCI President N. Srinivasan.
The report claims Jay Shah is likely to re-contest for BCCI Secretary’s POST.
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With the October 12 deadline looming large, the state associations have started putting forward their representatives to the BCCI AGM. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) have surprisingly named Roger Binny as their representative for the upcoming elections replacing Santosh Menon. Meanwhile, Avishek Dalmiya is a notable omission from the electoral rolls.
As per a Cricbuzz report, 35 of the 38 state units have nominated their representatives ahead of the BCCI Elections later this month. Railways, Services, and Universities have made a request for more time with the electoral officer. As previously noted, the nominations can be filed on October 11 and 12.
The scrutiny of the same is on October 13 and the withdrawal date is October 14. The elections meanwhile are set for October 18, the same day as the BCCI AGM.
Among the 35 names listed, Roger Binny is the topmost surprise who replaces Santosh Menon. The World Cup-winning all-rounder is the president of the KSCA and rumours suggest that he might land one of the available positions in the BCCI Office.
Other prominent names listed include ex-BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry from Haryana. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot and Mohammad Azharuddin from Hyderabad are also in the Electoral Rolls.
Meanwhile, Avishek Dalmiya is not a part of the Electoral rolls. It is clear that the son of former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya will not be part of the next BCCI dispensation, with current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly becoming the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) representative to the AGM.
BCCI Electoral Rolls/State Representatives:
- Andhra Cricket Association: P. Sarath Chandra Reddy
- Arunachal Cricket Association: Nabam Vivek
- Assam Cricket Association: Devajit Saikia
- Baroda Cricket Association: Pranav Amin
- Bihar Cricket Association: Rakesh Kumar Tiwary
- Chhattisgarh State Cricket: Sangh Prabhtej Singh Bhatia
- Cricket Association of Mizoram: M Khairul Jamal Majumdar
- Cricket Association of Pondicherry: P Damodaran
- Cricket Association of Uttarakhand: Mahim Verma
- Delhi & District Cricket Association: Rohan Jaitley
- Goa Cricket Association: Suraj L Lotlikar
- Gujarat Cricket Association: Jay Shah
- Haryana Cricket Association: Anirudh Chaudhary
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: Arun Singh Dhumal
- Hyderabad Cricket Association: Mohammed Azharuddin
- Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association: Anil Gupta
- Jharkhand Cricket Association: Debashish Chakraborty
- Karnataka State Cricket Association: Roger Michael Binny
- Kerala Cricket Association: Jayesh George
- Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association: Abhilash Khandekar
- Maharashtra Cricket Association: Bagban Riyaz
- Manipur Cricket Association: Rajkumar Imo Singh
- Meghalaya Cricket Association: Gideon L Kharkongor
- Mumbai Cricket Association: Ashish Babaji Shelar
- Nagaland Cricket Association: Kechangulie Rio
- Odisha Cricket Association: Sanjay Behera
- Punjab Cricket Association: Gulzarinder Singh Chahal
- Rajasthan Cricket Association: Vaibhav Gehlot
- Saurashtra Cricket Association: Jaydev Niranjan Shah
- Sikkim Cricket Association Lobzang G. Tenzing
- Tamil Nadu Cricket Association: RS Ramasaamy
- The Cricket Association of Bengal: Sourav Ganguly
- Tripura Cricket Association: Tapan Lodh
- Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association: Rajeev Shukla
- Vidarbha Cricket Association: Adwait Manohar
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Adwait Manohar, ex-BCCI and ICC head Shashank Manohar’s son represents Vidharba, while Baroda has Pranav Amin, the son of former IPL chairman Chirayu Amin. Rohan Jaitley, the son of former BCCI stalwart and former finance minister ate Arun Jaitley, is nominated from Delhi.
Jay Shah is the representative from Gujarat while Arun Singh Dhumal has been nominated by Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA). Ashish Shelar, MCA’s nominee was initially thought to be in the race for a position in the BCCI. However, he seems to have chosen the MCA and will take up a position with Mumbai Cricket.
The BCCI elections will be held for five office-bearer roles alongside three elective posts. The positions of president, vice president, secretary, joint secretary, and treasurer are up for grabs. Effectively among 35 representatives named in the rolls, eight can get elected to various positions.