AK Joti, Electoral Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has stated the ultimate listing of candidates for the secretary and treasurer’s posts within the by-election will probably be introduced on January 7 at 5 pm. The nomination window for the candidates is slated for January 3 and 4. IANS had beforehand reported that in a discover issued to state associations on Saturday afternoon, joint secretary Devajit Saikia stated the SGM will probably be held at 12 midday on January 12 on the BCCI headquarters. in Mumbai to elect a brand new secretary and treasurer.
Incidentally, Saikia is serving as performing secretary, after BCCI president Roger Binny exercised his particular powers granted within the structure. Article 7.2 (d) within the BCCI structure goes as “The President shall, in the event of a vacancy, or indisposition of an office-bearer, delegate the functions to another Office-Bearer until the vacancy is duly filled up, or the indisposition stops.”
The elections for twin vacancies have come up within the BCCI after Jay Shah left the secretary’s publish to take cost because the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) earlier this month. Later, treasurer Ashish Shelar stepped down from his function within the BCCI after he was included as a cupboard minister within the Maharashtra state authorities.
As per the discover for by-election issued by Joti on Saturday night, the scrutiny of the nominations will probably be completed on January 6 from 11 am to 1 pm. Withdrawal of nominations could be completed on January 7 from 11 am to 2 pm. The closing listing of candidates will probably be introduced at 5 pm on the identical day. The elections will probably be held on January 12 and will probably be adopted by the announcement of outcomes on the identical day.
In the nomination kind, an individual’s candidature is deemed to be legitimate if the individual: has not attained the age of 70 years, has not been a Minister or a Government Servant, and has not been convicted by a Court of Law for fee of a prison offense and sentenced to imprisonment. The candidate has additionally been requested to specify that he/she just isn’t required to endure a cooling off interval of three years in accordance with the board’s Rules and Regulations, and shouldn’t have held any place as an Office-bearer of the BCCI for a Cumulative interval of 9 years.
As of now, there was no definitive phrase over who could possibly be the successors to the posts left vacant by Shah and Shelar. But with the election discover given out, it means there’s ample time to determine who will emerge as appropriate candidates for the 2 vacant office-bearers’ posts within the BCCI.
BCCI Elections Timeline, as given by Electoral Officer AK Joti:
December 21: Call for Members to File Applications to Nominate their Representative
December 27: Deadline for Members to File Applications to Nominate their Representative
December 28: Release of Draft Electoral Roll
December 29 and 30: Submission of Objections to Names within the Draft Electoral Roll
January 2: (i) Examination of Objections and Decisions Thereon (ii) Release of Final Electoral Roll
January 3 & 4: Window to File Nomination Application
January 6: Scrutiny Applications and Announcement of List of Validly Nominated Candidates
January 7: Withdrawal of Nominations (in Person) and Announcement of List of Candidates
January 12: BCCI By-Election 2024 and declaration of outcomes
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