NEW DELHI: Two-time Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia is ready be elected unopposed because the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president within the delayed March 9 elections, succeeding one other celebrated para athlete Deepa Malik.
The 42-year-old Jhajharia, who had gained a gold medal every within the 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio Paralympics within the F46 incapacity class, was the one candidate who filed nomination papers for the PCI chief’s submit until 1:30pm Thursday, which was the cut-off time.
Returning officer Umesh Sinha issued a listing of candidates who had filed nomination papers for varied posts, and Jhajharia was the lone title for the president’s submit.
In reality, there might be no contest for all the main posts and voting could solely be held for the 5 posts of the chief committee members for which eight candidates have filed their nomination papers.
The PCI elections might be held for the posts of president, two vice-presidents, secretary basic, treasurer, two joint secretaries and 5 govt committee members.
PCI nonetheless stays suspended so far as the Sports activities Ministry is anxious although the world physique, Worldwide Paralympic Committee (IPC), recognises it.
The ministry had suspended the PCI for delaying its elections as per the Nationwide Sports activities Growth Code of India.
Jhajharia, who hails from Rajasthan, additionally gained a silver medal within the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. He clinched a world championships gold in 2013 and a silver in 2015 (each F46 class) in addition to a silver within the Asian Para Video games in 2014.
He has many firsts to his title. He’s the lone Padma Bhushan award winner (2022) among the many para athletes, apart from being the one Indian double Paralympics gold medallist.
He was awarded Khel Ratna in 2017 and was earlier conferred with the Arjuna Award (2004) and Padma Shri (2012).
Outgoing president Deepa Malik was eligible to contest for the highest submit however she determined combating towards Jhajharia and is as an alternative supporting him.
“I’m supporting Jhajharia, he’s additionally my candidate. I grew to become the primary para athlete to develop into PCI chief and now one other one goes to do the identical. Jhajharia is a Paralympics medallist, similar to me, and I really feel para sports activities in India is in secure arms,” Malik informed PTI.
“I’m very joyful to be a part of a tradition within the Paralympic motion in India the place para athletes administers their very own sport.”
When Jhajharia turns into the PCI president on March 9, each the heads of the nationwide apex organisations of able-bodied and differently-abled athletes might be former athletes. Observe legend PT Usha is at the moment serving because the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president.
Jayawant Hammanawar, a global coach and referee from Goa, was the lone candidate for secretary basic’s submit as he filed his nomination papers on Thursday.
R Chandrashekhar and Satya Prakash Sangwan are set to be elected unopposed as the 2 vice-presidents, whereas Sunil Pradhan was the lone candidate for the treasurer’s submit. Lalit Thakur and T Diwakara are set to be the 2 joint secretaries.
The eight candidates who’re within the fray for the 5 govt committee members are: Sutapa Chakrabarty, Bhati Chandulal Tarachandji, Sandeep Kumar, Usha Manaki, Amrik Singh, Chandan Roy Choudhary, Shaminder Singh Dhillon and Singarapu Babu.
Outgoing PCI secretary basic Gursharan Singh mentioned he didn’t file nomination papers for the March 9 elections as he was “not eligible to contest as per the newest court docket orders”.
“No, I didn’t file nomination papers (for March 9 elections). Although I’m eligible as per (Sports activities Code) tips, I’m not eligible to contest as per the newest court docket orders,” Singh mentioned.
The PCI elections might be held in the midst of Para Taking pictures World Cup, which presents Paris Paralympics quotas, on the Karni Singh Vary from March 6-15.
On February 15, the suspended PCI introduced that it’ll conduct its polls on March 9.
The Sports activities Ministry had on February 4 suspended the physique for not holding elections on time. The four-year time period of PCI Govt Committee had ended on January 31.
The ministry had even advocated forming an ad-hoc panel to run the day-to-day affairs of the sports activities physique however the world governing physique of the sport, IPC, didn’t permit it.
The 42-year-old Jhajharia, who had gained a gold medal every within the 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio Paralympics within the F46 incapacity class, was the one candidate who filed nomination papers for the PCI chief’s submit until 1:30pm Thursday, which was the cut-off time.
Returning officer Umesh Sinha issued a listing of candidates who had filed nomination papers for varied posts, and Jhajharia was the lone title for the president’s submit.
In reality, there might be no contest for all the main posts and voting could solely be held for the 5 posts of the chief committee members for which eight candidates have filed their nomination papers.
The PCI elections might be held for the posts of president, two vice-presidents, secretary basic, treasurer, two joint secretaries and 5 govt committee members.
PCI nonetheless stays suspended so far as the Sports activities Ministry is anxious although the world physique, Worldwide Paralympic Committee (IPC), recognises it.
The ministry had suspended the PCI for delaying its elections as per the Nationwide Sports activities Growth Code of India.
Jhajharia, who hails from Rajasthan, additionally gained a silver medal within the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. He clinched a world championships gold in 2013 and a silver in 2015 (each F46 class) in addition to a silver within the Asian Para Video games in 2014.
He has many firsts to his title. He’s the lone Padma Bhushan award winner (2022) among the many para athletes, apart from being the one Indian double Paralympics gold medallist.
He was awarded Khel Ratna in 2017 and was earlier conferred with the Arjuna Award (2004) and Padma Shri (2012).
Outgoing president Deepa Malik was eligible to contest for the highest submit however she determined combating towards Jhajharia and is as an alternative supporting him.
“I’m supporting Jhajharia, he’s additionally my candidate. I grew to become the primary para athlete to develop into PCI chief and now one other one goes to do the identical. Jhajharia is a Paralympics medallist, similar to me, and I really feel para sports activities in India is in secure arms,” Malik informed PTI.
“I’m very joyful to be a part of a tradition within the Paralympic motion in India the place para athletes administers their very own sport.”
When Jhajharia turns into the PCI president on March 9, each the heads of the nationwide apex organisations of able-bodied and differently-abled athletes might be former athletes. Observe legend PT Usha is at the moment serving because the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) president.
Jayawant Hammanawar, a global coach and referee from Goa, was the lone candidate for secretary basic’s submit as he filed his nomination papers on Thursday.
R Chandrashekhar and Satya Prakash Sangwan are set to be elected unopposed as the 2 vice-presidents, whereas Sunil Pradhan was the lone candidate for the treasurer’s submit. Lalit Thakur and T Diwakara are set to be the 2 joint secretaries.
The eight candidates who’re within the fray for the 5 govt committee members are: Sutapa Chakrabarty, Bhati Chandulal Tarachandji, Sandeep Kumar, Usha Manaki, Amrik Singh, Chandan Roy Choudhary, Shaminder Singh Dhillon and Singarapu Babu.
Outgoing PCI secretary basic Gursharan Singh mentioned he didn’t file nomination papers for the March 9 elections as he was “not eligible to contest as per the newest court docket orders”.
“No, I didn’t file nomination papers (for March 9 elections). Although I’m eligible as per (Sports activities Code) tips, I’m not eligible to contest as per the newest court docket orders,” Singh mentioned.
The PCI elections might be held in the midst of Para Taking pictures World Cup, which presents Paris Paralympics quotas, on the Karni Singh Vary from March 6-15.
On February 15, the suspended PCI introduced that it’ll conduct its polls on March 9.
The Sports activities Ministry had on February 4 suspended the physique for not holding elections on time. The four-year time period of PCI Govt Committee had ended on January 31.
The ministry had even advocated forming an ad-hoc panel to run the day-to-day affairs of the sports activities physique however the world governing physique of the sport, IPC, didn’t permit it.
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