BCCI announces schedule for elections

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the dates to conduct the long pending elections. According to a seven-page notification given among the state association, the deadline to nominate its members was September 24 (Saturday). 

The state associations will have to file the nominations on October 11 and 12 while the elections will be conducted on October 18, the day BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) is slated to take place in Mumbai. 

"The Electoral Officer, BCCI, hereby invites Full Members of the BCCI to submit applications to have their respective representatives ('Representatives') included in the Electoral Roll for the Election to be held at the General Meeting of the BCCI, on 18 October 2022, for the posts specified below:

A. Five (05) posts of Office Bearers under Rule 6 of the BCCI Constitution: President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary and Treasurer;

B. One (01) Elective post of Member of the Apex Council under Rule 14 of the BCCI Constitution;

C. Two (02) Elective posts of Members of the Governing Council under Rule 28 of the BCCI Constitution," the notification in possession of Cricbuzz says.

As per Cricbuzz, AK Joti, a former Chief Election Commissioner of India, is the Electoral Officer. As per the notice, only a nominated representative of the state unit can contest in the election.

Some other rules are:

Full Members are advised to take necessary care and due diligence while nominating their Representatives to participate in the BCCI General Election, as per their constitutional documents, the BCCI Constitution and the instructions/ directions/notifications issued by the Committee of Administrators, BCCI, in this regard.

A Representative will be deemed to be eligible to participate in the BCCI Election on behalf of his/her Full Member only if the application filed by the Full Member and Representative meets all the requirements specified, and includes all the documentation prescribed in Paragraph 3 above, and the Electoral Officer, BCCI is satisfied that such person is not disqualified under the applicable rules.

Please be aware that in the event the Electoral Officer, BCCI deems a proposed Representative to be ineligible to participate in the BCCI Election, it will not be possible for the Full Member to nominate a replacement. Therefore, it is essential that all formalities are duly complied with by the Full Member and the proposed Representative in the first instance.

The Electoral Officer reserves the right to require further information or seek clarification on and in respect of any matter relating to the BCCI Election.

In case of any disputes or objection arising with respect to the BCCI Election, from the declaration or publication of electoral roll of qualified members to the declaration of results including but not limited to objection to candidacy, disqualification, eligibility to vote or the admission or rejection of a vote, the Electoral Officer, BCCI shall decide the same and such a decision shall be final and conclusive.

TIMELINE

Call for Members to File Applications to Nominate their Representative: September 24

Deadline for Members to File Applications to Nominate their Representative: October 4

Release of Draft Electoral Roll: October 5

Submission of Objections to Names in the Draft Electoral Roll: October 6 & 7

Examination of Objections and Decisions; Release of Final Electoral Roll: October 10

Window to File Nomination Application (to Be filed in person): October 11 & 12

Scrutiny of Nomination Applications: October 13

Announcement of List of Validly Nominated Candidates: October 13

Withdrawal of Nominations (in person): October 14

Announcement of List of Contesting Candidates: October 15

BCCI Election: October 18

Declaration of Results: October 18