The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)’s much-awaited elections will take place on July 6, the returning officer announced in a notification issued on Tuesday.
The announcement comes a day after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed retired high court judge Mahesh Mittal Kumar as the returning officer to set the poll process in motion. The results will also be announced on the same day.
The last date for receiving two nominations from each state and union territory for constituting the electoral college has been fixed as June 19 and the scrutiny will be completed by June 22.
The elections will be held for the posts of president, senior vice-president, four vice-presidents, secretary-general, treasurer, two joint secretaries, and five executive members.
A big issue in the elections is whether family members or associates of outgoing WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will be allowed to contest. Sports minister Anurag Thakur had assured the protesting wrestlers that the government will not allow any of Brijbhushan’s relatives to contest the polls.
It remains to be seen what happens if candidates associated with Brijbhushan file nominations.
