The anti-Jagmohan Dalmiya group took complete control over the Cricket Associaton of Bengal, with the entire panel owing allegiance to President Prasun Mukherjee.
KOLKATA: The anti-Jagmohan Dalmiya group took complete control over the Cricket Associaton of Bengal, with the entire panel owing allegiance to President Prasun Mukherjee romping home in the associaition's annual elections here on Saturday.
Mukherjee, also the city police commissioner, who retained the president's post unopposed, had cause for more cheers as both his nominees for the joint secretarys' posts, Amitava Banerjee and Samar Pal, emerged winnners over their rivals from the Dalmiya camp.
Pal, who fought for joint secretary's post against the Dalmiya group spiritedly but unsuccesfully for years during the former board chief's marathon reign over the Association, finally succeeded gaining the maximum number of votes, 80.
Banerjee, who switched over to the Mukherjee camp just before the polls, finished second with 57.
The two candidates of the Dalmiya panel, current joint secretary Saradindu Pal and assistant secretary Biswarup Dey, were rejected by the 118-member electorate. Dey managed 50 votes, while Pal bagged 40.
Mukherjee's nominee in the treasurer's post, Tushar Sarkar, also emerged victorious over incumbent S K Kalyani. Sarkar got 68 while Kalyani received 50 votes.
Mukherjee was gracious after the victory.
"I don't think it is Dalmiya's defeat. I also don't think it is the end of the road for Dalmiya as far as Bengal cricket is concerned," he said.
Earlier, the vice presidential polls were decided uncontested, as the Dalmiya panel nominee Arijit Roy withdrew from fray at the last minute.
Russi Jeejeebhoy, Nemai Dutta, Indranath Dey and Subhasis Sarkar were the four triumphant vice presidents.
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