Published: Dec 02, 2013, 12:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 02, 2013, 04:19 PM (IST)
Bangalore: Dec 2, 2013
Srikantadatta Narasimharaaja Wadiyar has been elected the President, while Brijesh Patel was voted back as Secretary in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) polls held during its Annual General Meeting on Sunday at Bangalore.
“Mr Srikantadatta Narasimharaaja Wadiyar and Mr Brijesh Patel were on Sunday voted in as President and Secretary of the Karnataka State Cricket Association for the 2013-16 term,” the KSCA said in a statement late on Sunday night.
“In the Annual General Meeting, R Sudakar Rao, Ashok Anand and Sanjay Desai were elected as Vice-Presidents while Mr Dayanand Pai was elected Treasurer,” it added.
Wadiyar polled 923 votes out of the total 1,351 cast to regain the post of president, which he held for three years from 2007.
Brijesh Patel, seeking re-election as secretary got 977 votes to beat AV Jayaprakash.
Wadiyar took over the KSCA reins from former India captain Anil Kumble, who had announced that his administration, which included former India teammate Javagal Srinath, will not contest the elections.
During Kumble’s tenure, the KSCA was the only major state association in the country run by former cricketers.
While the Wadiyar-Patel combine won the 23 seats that went to polls, the unopposed winner from the Dharwad Zone (BDK Sports Club) had already pledged his support to the group.
Wadiyar and Patel both have returned to KSCA administration after 2010. In last elections, Wadiyar had lost to Kumble while Patel, a former India batsman, had decided not to contest.
Patel has served as KSCA secretary for 12 years from 1998.
Kumble and Srinath had decided not to contest this year’s elections. They were elected to the office of KSCA in 2010.
However, the duo had backed Maiya’s and his candidates.
But that did not sway the 1,844 members. A total of 1,344 members voted including former India captain Rahul Dravid.
Among others who voted were former Test cricketers EAS Prasanna, BS Chandrasekhar, Syed Kirmani and GR Viswanath.
Industrialist and owner of IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vijay Mallya too voted. Mallya had supported the Patel-Wadiyar team.
The new office-bearers:
President: Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (923).
Vice-presidents (3): R Sudhakar Rao (915), PR Ashok Anand (861), Sanjay M Desai (790). Treasurer: Dr P Dayananda Pai (932).
Secretary: Brijesh Patel (977).
Life Members (6): Raghuram Bhat (953), Dodda Ganesh (899), Srinivasa Murthy NS (881), Mallikarjuna Swamy HM (816), Manjunath VM (809), Lachman Mahtani (791).
Institutional Members: Bangalore Zone (6): City Cricketers (980), Jayanagar Colts (894), The Bangalore Cricketers (882), Swastic Union Cricket Club (872), Vijaya Cricket Club, Malur (860), Vultures Cricket Club (782).
Institutional Members: Mofussil (6): Mysore Zone, RBN Cricket Club (811), Shimoga Zone, Durgigudi Cricket Association (908), Tumkur Zone, Tumkur Occassionals (933), Mangalore Zone, Mangalore Sports Club (770), Raichur Zone, City XI Cricket Club (926), Dharwad Zone, BDK Sports Foundation (unopposed).
