Hyderabad: A.P Jithender Reddy, Adviser to government (Sports), was elected as president of the Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) while P. Malla Reddy, incumbent joint-secretary, has been elected as general secretary.
Though the elections to the body, which governs the Sports Associations across the State, were held on November 21, the results were withheld following a legal dispute. With the court clearing the hurdle, the results were announced on Wednesday.
Mr. Jithender Reddy polled 43 votes while his nearest rival, V. Chamundeswaranath, vice-president of Telangana Badminton Association and now IPl Governing Council member, got just nine votes. Mr. Malla Reddy polled 40 votes while his opponent Babu Rao Sagar got 12 votes.
D. Satish Goud was elected as Treasurer after polling 40 votes while Pradeep Kumar got 12. The rest of the office-bearers were elected unanimously.
