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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Ajay Singh ElectedBoxing Federation of India (BFI) President, Jay Kowli Back as Secretary General Sunday Sep 25,2016

Expected to end four years of administrative turmoil in Indian boxing, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) was elected to office on Sunday Sep 25,2016 with businessman Ajay Singh winning the Presidential poll by an overwhelming margin.





Ajay Singh, the Chairman and Managing Director of Spicejet Airlines, got 49 votes against the 15 that his rival Rohit Jainendra Jain of Delhi polled in the election which had observers from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Sports Ministry to monitor the proceedings.


While AIBA was represented by its Oceania Zone Vice-President Edgar Tanner, the Ministry had deputed Sports Authority of India Director Sushmita Jyotsi as observer.

The 51-year-old Ajay Singh, who was representing Uttarakhand, is an accomplished businessman credited for turning around the fortunes of Spicejet, an airline he founded before selling off his majority stakes in 2005.

Maharashtra's Jay Kowli was elected the Secretary General, garnering 48 votes against the 12 by his nearest rival Lenny D'Gama of Goa.

Assam's Hemanta Kumar Kalita had been elected unopposed as Treasurer at the end of the nomination process earlier this week

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