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The Central Government notifies twenty persons as members of the National Sports Election Panel to act as Electoral Officers for overseeing elections of National Sports Bodies.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports), via Notification S.O. 5010(E) issued on September 9, 2026, exercised powers under section 16 of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (25 of 2025), read with the National Sports Governance (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026. The Central Government has appointed twenty individuals as members of the National Sports Election Panel. These appointees, including Mr. Achal Kumar Joti, Mr. Sunil Arora, and Mr. Anup Chandra Pandey (all former Chief Election Commissioners of India), along with other former Election Commissioners and Chief Electoral Officers from various states and Union Territories, are designated to function as Electoral Officers. Their primary role is to oversee and ensure the conduct of free and fair elections for the National Sports Bodies.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10092026-276109 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4820] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026/BHADRA 19, 1948 MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (Department of Sports) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th September, 2026 S.O. 5010(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (25 of 2025), read with the National Sports Governance (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026, the Central Government hereby notifies the following persons as members of the National Sports Election Panel for the purpose of section 16 of the said Act, to act as Electoral Officers for overseeing the conduct of free and fair elections of the National Sports Bodies,— +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | S. No. | Name | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Mr. Achal Kumar Joti, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Mr. Sunil Arora, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Mr. Anup Chandra Pandey, Former Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Mr. Alok Kumar, Former State Election Commissioner (Assam) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Mr. Chandrashekhar Bhatt, Former State Election Commissioner (Uttarakhand) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Mr. Dalip Singh, Former State Election Commissioner (Haryana) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Mr. Harish Chandra Joshi, Former State Election Commissioner (Uttarakhand) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Mr. Narendra Kumar, Former Election Commissioner (Union Territories) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Mr. R. Parasuram, Former State Election Commissioner (Madhya Pradesh) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 20. | Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Former State Election Commissioner (Haryana) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | Mr. S. K. Srivastava, Former State Election Commissioner (Delhi) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Former State Election Commissioner (Gujarat) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | Mr. Urvinder Pal Singh Madan, Former State Election Commissioner (Maharashtra) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 14. | Mr. Varesh Sinha, Former State Election Commissioner (Gujarat) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 15. | Dr. Sandeep Saxena, Former Deputy Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 16. | Mr. Sudhir Tripathi, Former Deputy Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 17. | Mr. Umesh Sinha, Former Deputy Election Commissioner of India | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 18. | Mr. Ajay V. Nayak, Former Chief Electoral Officer (Bihar) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 19. | Mr. Ranbir Singh, Former Chief Electoral Officer (Delhi) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 20. | Mr. Umang Narula, Former Chief Electoral Officer (Jammu & Kashmir) | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 12-12/2025 Gov-1] KUNAL, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. VINOD KUMAR Digitally signed by VINOD KUMAR Date: 2026.09.10 14:51:33 +05'30'

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