New Delhi (12 Mar 2024): Following the National Sports Code, the AICF General Body unanimously elected the new set of office bearers for the term 2024-27 headed by Shri Nitin Narang of Haryana as President and Shri Dev A Patel of Gujarat as Secretary. International Arbiter Shri Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar is the new Treasurer for the Federation.

The returning officers, Hon’ble Justice Rang Nath Pandey and Hon’ble Justice G S Sistani, declared the results in the General Body meeting held at the Leela Ambience Convention Hotel here on Sunday, and all the office bearers were elected unopposed.

The General Body also elected six vice presidents: Shri Anil Kumar Raizada of Uttar Pradesh, Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua of West Bengal, Shri Raghvendra Singhania of Chhattisgarh, Shri D P Anantha of Karnataka, Shri Mahaveer Ranka of Rajasthan, Shri Repo Ronya of Arunachal Pradesh and six joint secretaries, namely Shri Kandarpa Kalita of Assam, Shri Prasanta Kundu of Tripura, Shri Soibam Mangijao Singh of Manipur, Shri H Lalthlamuana of Mizoram, Shri Sanjeev Thakur of Himachal Pradesh and Shri Manish Kumar of Jharkhand.

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