The newly elected officers of the Chennai Press Club Management Committee were elected on Sunday by Election Officer Justice (Retd.) V. With Bharatidasan. Veteran journalist N Ram and members of the Chennai Press Club Special Guidance Committee are also seen. | Photo credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
A record voter turnout of 91.27% was cast in Chennai Press Club managing committee elections held after 25 years on Sunday with 1,371 members casting their votes.
The last time the club was elected was in 1999.
Enthusiastic turnout
In the election held from 10 am to 5 pm, the members of the club enthusiastically voted for the positions of one president, two vice presidents, one general secretary, one treasurer, joint secretary and five committee members.
44 candidates were competing for various posts.
Oldest voter
Senior member of the club, 95-year-old VN Swamy, came from Madurai to cast his vote. Chennai Press Club Special Guidance Committee appointed as election officer retired judge of Madras High Court Justice V. Bharatidasan conducted the election. He was assisted by Assistant Election Officer PE Pandiarajan and Lakshmipriya Muthuramalingam.
Earlier, members of the Special Guidance Committee, including veteran journalist N Ram, met the Election Officer before the polling began.
The newly elected Chennai Press Club Management Committee Officers M. Suresh Vedanayagam (Dinakaran) is the President; J. Madan (News 18 Tamil Nadu) and K. Sundhara Bharti (Puthiya Thalaimurai TV) in Vice; M. Hasif (an independent) as General Secretary; S. Manikandan (Jaya TV) Treasurer; Nelson Xavier (One India Tamil) as Joint Secretary, and Akhila Iswaran (The Hindu), S. Palanivel (Polymer TV), M. Vijaya Gopal (ANI), P. Stalin (Puthiya Thalaimurai TV) and M. Gavaskar (Theekkathir). As a committee member.
The Election Officer handed over certificates to the newly elected officials.
Shri Ram for successfully handling the cases filed against the Election Code of Conduct, Election Officer and his team and Senior Advocate P. Wilson thanked attorney Richardson Wilson and their team.
published – December 16, 2024 at 12:29 pm IST