The huge election machinery of IFFCO, spread across India, can now heave a sigh of relief after successfully conducting the RGB (Regional Governing Body) elections and electing approximately 941 members. These RGB members will cast their votes to elect a new Board on May 9th.
The process of filing nomination papers starts today (Wednesday), and candidates can file their nomination papers until April 30th, 2024. The list of nominations received will be published on April 30th, 2024. The final list of contesting candidates, after scrutiny and publication, will be made public on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2024, respectively.
The final list of eligible voters for the election of the prestigious cooperative body, IFFCO, was released on Tuesday. A total of 941 voters are eligible to cast their votes for their respective candidates in the IFFCO election scheduled for May 9th, 2024. Additionally, 50 women are eligible to cast votes for a seat reserved for a woman on the IFFCO board.
Polling for the Board of Directors will take place on May 9th, 2024, with the counting of votes and declaration of results scheduled for the same day. The election of office bearers is also slated for May 9th, 2024, following the declaration of results of the board members’ election.
The meeting of the newly constituted board, publication of the list of valid nominations, polling (if required), and declaration of the result of the election of office bearers will take place on May 10th, 2024.
It’s worth noting that the election process of IFFCO has been ongoing for more than two months.
The Indian Cooperative has gathered that some new faces are trying their luck to win board positions. One of them is the young cooperator from Maharashtra, Vivek Kolhe, who lost by just 2 votes last time.
The outgoing director from Uttarakhand, Umesh Tripathi, is also leaving no stone unturned in wooing the voters of his state and Himachal Pradesh. He is said to have the backing of the state BJP unit.
It is learned that most of the outgoing board of directors desire to contest the IFFCO election again. As reported earlier, two of them, Mangilal Danga from Rajasthan and OVR Chandran from Tamil Nadu, failed to win in the RGB elections.
The Indian Cooperative has closely followed the RGB elections and can vouch for the impartiality of the process. Conducted under the new MSCS Act, IFFCO offers an example of how to conduct a co-op election. It’s worth acknowledging the efforts and professionalism of IFFCO official Ms. Madhavi for her contributions to the process.
