Former CEC Gopalaswami to supervise scheduled BCCI elections in October

Recent reports in The Hindu has stated that former Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami, has been chosen as the chief electoral officer for the pre-scheduled Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) which will be conducted on October 22 by CoA officials.

“He comes with great experience and we decided to hand over the responsibility to him to ensure a proper election process,” a CoA member said as per The Hindu.

The election process will start on June 30, with the electoral officer preparing a protocol in consultation with the CoA, which shall be communicated to all the state associations. The lists of members, election protocol and electoral roll of the State associations have to be finalised by August 14, and the election process in each unit has to be completed by September 14.

After the conclusion of the State elections, the States have to hand over the names of their representatives to the BCCI by September 23. The electoral roll of nominees eligible to compete in the BCCI election will be completed by September 30 followed by the elections on October 22.