Big blow to Mohd Azharuddin as HCA bans him from contesting elections
Justice L Nageswara Rao decided to ban Azharuddin from contesting as he was holding the post of president of Deccan Blues Cricket Club while being the President of HCA.
- Telangana
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:5 Oct 2023 1:37 PM GMT
HYDERABAD: Days before the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) goes to polls, Mohd Azharuddin has suffered a huge blow as the association has banned him from contesting. His name was also removed from the voter list. Justice L Nageswara Rao, looking after the affairs of the cricket association, decided to ban Azharuddin from contesting as he was holding the post of president of Deccan Blues Cricket Club while being the President of HCA. Azharuddin has now been banned from contesting the polls on October 20, 2023 owing to conflict of interest.
The notification for the Hyderabad Cricket Association elections was released last month. Elections would be held for the posts of President, Vice President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer and for the council members on October 20.
The last elections for the HCA were held in September, 2019 which was won by former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin and his panel. However, his term was over in September, 2020 and elections were due since then.
However, the impasse over the HCA elections forced the Supreme Court to appoint a single-member panel of L Nageswar Rao to oversee the election process and conduct elections, in February this year.
