New Delhi, Nov 13:
Former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha has been nominated as one of the two representatives of the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) in the provisional electoral college for the IOA Executive Council elections scheduled for December 5.
Released late on Thursday, the provisional electoral roll brings Usha back into the election fray days after she failed to secure a berth in the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) category—a vote she has formally challenged before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) alleging irregularities. Her inclusion as an IHAI nominee could make her eligible to contest the upcoming polls, subject to scrutiny and finalisation of the voter list.
Other notable nominees on the provisional list include Bholanath Singh (Hockey India), Adille Sumariwalla and Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (Athletics Federation of India), Chintan Parikh and Rushmi Chakravarthi (All India Tennis Association), and Ajay Patel and Putul Kumari (National Rifle Association of India), while SOM top vote-getter Anju Bobby George does not feature on the roll. Following scrutiny and objections, the final electoral college is scheduled to be published on Sunday.