Vivek Jain polled in the highest number of votes at the Royal Western India Turf Club elections held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course premises here on Thursday.
“I have won but have my task cut out,” said Jain as his entire family was present there for the occasion.
On a day which saw over 1082 members caste their votes, Jain topped the list with 887 while Jaydev M Mody came second with 791.
Jain is certain to take charge as the chairman of the RWITC and also remain the head of marketing, a post which he has been holding till now.
Incidentally, his taking over as chairman will mark the first time that a son has succeeded a chair which his father had held in the past. Vivek’s father Shashi Chand Jain had also been a RWITC chairman.
“Yes, probably for the first time in the history of the club,” confirmed Vivek while opening a bottle of champagne after the results were declared.
“It is time for the younger generation to take charge,” said outgoing chairman Cyrus Poonawalla after giving charge to the newly elected members.
Poonawalla drew a lot of applaud for giving a different look to the club and pulling it out of trouble during his regime.
“We thank Cyrus for the way he handled the club in the last four years, despite his tight schedule,” said one of the member.
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