Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Re-Elected as BAI President

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has been re-elected unopposed as the president of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) at the general body meeting held in Guwahati on Friday.

Sarma will now hold another four years term from 2022 to 2026.

Meanwhile, chief national coach Pullela Gopichand will make a foray into BAI administration after being elected as vice-president along with Anbumani Ramadoss and nine others.

Former junior national coach Sanjay Mishra would be the new general secretary with incumbent Ajay Kumar Singhania becoming vice-president in the new executive council. Maharashtra Badminton Association president Arun Lakhani will be the new treasurer.

"Badminton has been in the ascendancy in India for the last two decades and we are committed to continue that rise by providing better facilities to players and a robust governance system," Sarma said after being re-elected.

Here is the list of nominated officials at the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for the session 2022 to 2026:

President: Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma

Vice-president: Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Ajay Kumar, Anbumani Ramadoss, Narhar Thakur, Oma Datt Sharma, Pullela Gopichand, Ratu Techi, Sekhar Chanda Biswas, S Muralidharan, Viraj Sagar Das and Watizulu Suzumeren Jamir.

Hon General Secretary: Sanjay Mishra

Hon Treasurer: Arun Hanumandas Lakhani

Joint-secretaries: Anil Krishna Rao Choughule, Konda Prabhaker Rao, KK Sharma, Mayur V Parikh, N Shyamkumar Singh, Omar Rashid, P Anakamma Choudary and Surinder Mahajan

Executive members: BS Mankoti, Bamang Tago, H Lalnunsiama, KrishnAnand Jaiswal, Nileen Kumar, Pradeep SriKrishna Gandhe, Pynbianglang Laloo, Sukanta Das, Sanjib Kumar and Ve Arunachallam.

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