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Ranbir Singh is BCCI president

September 29, 2004
By Onkar Singh

Ranbir Singh Mahendra on Wednesday was elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

He defeated Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar by 16-15 votes.

Mahendra won by the casting vote of outgoing Board President Jagmohan Dalmiya as both Mahendra and Pawar were tied at 15-15 in the voting.

S K Nair was re-elected BCCI secretary defeating Niranjan Shah by 17-13 votes.

Jyoti Bajpai was re-elected uncontested as treasurer. Gautam Dasgupta was elected joint secretary defeating Prof Ratnakar Shetty by 16-14 votes.

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Onkar Singh

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