Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo elected NRAI President
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo was elected president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Saturday.
Published : Sep 21, 2024 14:05 IST , New Delhi - 1 MIN READ
File Photo of Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo. | Photo Credit: RAMESH SHARMA
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) elected Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo as the president at the General Body meeting held at the Constitution Club here on Saturday.
The election, conducted by the Retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Anil Dev Singh, as the Returning Officer, was also contested by V.K. Dhall, and Kalikesh won 36-21.
The post had become vacant following the ruling that Raninder Singh, who had been functioning as the President from 2010 could not continue in that position, even though he had won the last election in 2021.
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Kalikesh will hold the post for a year when the regular election of NRAI will be due.
“I am grateful to all the members for turning up to show their support. We intend to take shooting sport forward. My priority would be to ensure new high-performance centres come up,” said Kalikesh.
The immediate task of the NRAI would be to host the World Cup Finals at the Dr. Karni Singh Range in Tughlakabad from October 13 to 18.