Former Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Bihar, Ajay Nayak, has been appointed as Returning Officer for the conduct of Hockey India elections, it was announced on Monday. AK Majumdar has been appointed as the Assistant Returning Officer. The appointment of the two senior officials comes days after a meeting was held on August 17 between the international hockey federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA), Hockey India.
The meeting was attended by FIH acting president Seif Ahmed, CEO Thierry Weil, and the members of the CoA of Hockey India, including Justice Anil R. Dave, SY Quraishi, and Olympian Zafar Iqbal. In this meeting, it was decided to conclude the election process for Hockey India by October 9, 2022.”In pursuance of the same, the process has been initiated with the appointment of Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer by the CoA for the conduct of the upcoming elections.
