UNMESH KHANVILKAR has been elected as the secretary of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), while former Maharashtra housing minister Jitendra Awhad won the post of vice-president.
The election saw a strong turnout, with 362 of the 375 eligible votes cast at the MCA Lounge, Wankhede Stadium. Several stalwarts of Mumbai and Indian cricket including Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, former India women’s captain Diana Edulji, selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Nilesh Kulkarni, and Jatin Paranjape were among those who participated in the voting.
Khanvilkar, who previously served as the MCA’s joint secretary, defeated Shahalam Shaikh by a margin of 227 to 129 votes.
“I would like to thank all the voters for showing faith in me after a long hiatus. I along with the mentors, leaders, office-bearers and maidan representatives will do my best to keep Mumbai cricket a force to reckon with,” Khanvilkar said after the win.
Meanwhile, Ajinkya Naik was officially declared elected unopposed as MCA president, following the withdrawal of the remaining seven candidates on 10 November, the final day for nominations.
The nine members elected as apex councillors are Sandeep Vichare, Suraj Samat, Vighnesh Kadam, Milind Narvekar, Bhushan Patil, Nadim Memon, Vikas Repale, Pramod Yadav, and Neil Savant.
