Boxing federation elections on Feb 3

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) will maintain its much-delayed elections on February 3.
The course of has been due since September final 12 months however postponed twice citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay ultimately led to the Uttar Pradesh Amateur Boxing Association looking for Delhi High Court’s intervention within the matter.
The courtroom had requested BFI to submit its election schedule after listening to the petition final month. In the listening to carried out on Friday, February 3 was finalised because the recent date of holding the elections.
“…elections will be held as per the schedule on February 3, 2021. All parties have accepted the schedule provided by the BFI,” acknowledged a press launch from the federation.
The elections had been to be carried out on December 18 at an AGM on the federation headquarters in Gurugram.
Incumbent President Ajay Singh has been challenged by former Mumbai Cricket Association president and BJP chief Ashish Shelar for the president’s put up. Shelar filed his nomination papers on December 2 after being included within the BFI electoral school.
The 48-year-old Shelar is a former sports activities minister of Maharashtra. He can also be a former chairman of the Mumbai District Football Association, that has 350 golf equipment below its wings.
He is presently an MLA from the Bandra West constituency.
Singh took cost in 2016 following elections carried out below the supervision of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
“I welcome the Court’s instruction not to delay the elections any further under one pretext or another as we need to get our house in order in the year of the Olympics,” Shelar mentioned in a press release after the recent growth.