Pitched battle on cards as CAL goes to polls today
A total of 155 voters, including 34 executive members and 121 club representatives, will cast vote.
Before elections, these voters would decide on the mechanism of voting – through ballot or raising of hands – by majority vote.
"CAL is prepared for both the mechanisms, as ballot papers have also been printed," a member told TOI.
At least 49 candidates filed nominations for different posts of whom eight withdrew their nominations on the last date for withdrawal and scrutiny of nomination papers.
Total 16 candidates have filed nominations for the post of the members of executive committee.
Elections were to be held on a total 23 posts including that of one president, one senior vice-president, three vice-presidents, one secretary, four joint secretaries, one treasurer, one PRO and 11 executive members. Of these, three vice-presidents and one PRO were elected unopposed on the last day of withdrawal of nomination papers.
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Now the elections will be held for 19 posts.
Since the elections are being held after a long time, those who have been watching the CAL closely believe that it could go to wires on some posts. Among the prominent candidates are retired IAS officer Navneet Sehgal (incumbent), Haider Raza, younger brother of former minister in Yogi govt Mohsin Raza, former president of Lucknow University Students' Union Neeraj Jain and Congress functionary from Bakshi Ka Talab Lallan Kumar.
For the post of secretary, incumbent Khaleeq Mukhtar Khan is pitted against Arshi Raza, youngest brother of former minister Mohsin Raza, and Gopal Singh, who looks after LDA, Aliganj, sports complex.
Meanwhile, candidate for the post of president Haider Raza said, "We have demanded election by ballot paper and boycott the election if it is held by raising of hands."
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