Former India quick bowler Prasad has been elected as the brand new president of the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA), whose elections have been held within the AGM on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Former India cricketer Sujith Somasunder has been chosen as vp whereas Santosh Menon has been elected because the secretary, a job he held from 2019 to 2022. BNMadhukar has been elected because the Treasurer, whereas BK Ravi from the rival KN Shanth Kumar panel bought the Joint Secretary’s publish.
Prasad, who served as KSCA vp from 2010 to 2013 after taking part in 33 Checks and 161 ODIs for India, had stated his ‘Group Sport Changers’ panel, who made a clear sweep within the elections, had the intention of reviving the concentrate on cricket within the state and restoring the M Chinnaswamy Stadium’s repute as a global venue.
The Prasad-led panel had the backing of former India cricketers Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath, who additionally served as KSCA President and Secretary from 2010 to 2013. Now, with him receiving 749 votes as in comparison with his direct opponent KN Shanth Kumar, who bought 588 votes, Prasad will now have his likelihood to reside as much as the guarantees he and his Group Sport Changers panel made of their manifesto unveiled earlier this 12 months.
Somasunder, in the meantime, just lately served as the top of schooling on the BCCI Heart of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. He bought 719 votes for Vice President’s publish, as in comparison with D Vinod Sivappa’s 588 votes. Menon bought the Secretary’s publish, because of him getting 672 votes as in comparison with ES Jairam’s 632 votes.
Madhukar bought 736 votes for successful the Treasurer’s publish, as in comparison with MS Vinay’s 571 votes. The Shanth Kumar panel had one thing to cheer for when Ravi bought 669 votes for the Joint Secretary’s publish, edging competitors from AV Shashidhara, who bought 638 votes.
For the 2 spots of life members within the managing committee, VM Manjunath (690 votes) and Sailesh N Ballot (618 votes) have been elected. For the three positions from the Bengaluru zone, former cricketers Kalpana Venkatachar (764 votes), Avinash Vaidya (691 votes), together with Aashish Amarlall (703 votes) have been elected.
The appointments mark a contemporary management chapter for the KSCA, who’ve been in dire straits following the June 4 stampede on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium throughout Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 victory parade, the place 11 individuals misplaced their lives.
The elections themselves witnessed intense competitors, as rejection of a number of nomination papers and a case within the Excessive Courtroom got here within the build-up. For Sunday’s eagerly awaited election, a complete of 1,307 votes have been polled, which is barely fewer than the file 1,351 votes solid in 2013.