CoA initiates poll process at Hockey India, appoints returning officer

22.08.2022 - 12:47 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Bihar government, Ajay Nayak has been appointed as the returning officer for the Hockey India elections, to be conducted by October 9.

The appointment was made during a meeting held between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the sport in the country currently.

The meeting was attended by FIH acting president Seif Ahmed, CEO Thierry Weil and members of the CoA, Justice Anil R Dave, SY Quraishi and Zafar Iqbal.

AK Majumdar has been appointed as the assistant returning officer. "They will be assuming their positions with immediate effect," the national federation said in a statement.

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