DDCA POLLS: POWER POLITICS, AND CRICKET COLLIDE IN DELHI

DDCA election sees intense competition between Rohan Jaitley and Kirti Azad, with high stakes.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

POWER PLAY WWW.SUNDAYGUARDIANLIVE.COM NEW DELHI The winners of one of the most intriguing games for throne and power that Delhi witnesses every three years will be revealed on December 16.

The election for the 12 various positions at the lucrative Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) which had a budget of Rs 140 crore last year will be held over three days December 13 to 15-with the results being declared on December 16. Around 3,750 members are eligible to vote in this election, where everything that appeals to the senses of the voters is liberally used.

In the race is the current president, Rohan Jaitley, who won the last election by defeating Supreme court lawyer Vikas Singh. Jaitley was earlier elected unopposed in October 2020 as the president, after Sunil Kumar Goel, the only other candidate who had filed his nomination against him, withdrew his candidature. As per the rules governing DDCA elections, if a member retires, resigns, or vacates a position midway due to reasons such as age or other personal factors, a byelection is generally held to fill the vacancy.