Nagpur: THE High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Nagpur elections will be held on Friday, December 12, with lawyers gearing up for a series of closely fought contests. After the withdrawal of nominations, the final list of candidates has been released, which shows close competition for all major posts.
For the post of President, Adv Vasantrao Govindrao Bhamburkar, Adv Mohan Sopan Gawai and Adv Abhay Ramdas Sambre are in the fray. The Vice President’s post is being contested by Adv Nandkishor Wamanrao Doye, Adv Ganesh Narayan Khanzode and Adv Bhagwan Mahadeo Lonare. The women-earmarked Vice President seat has three candidates — Adv Smita Pushkaraj Deshpande, Adv Nisha Gajbhiye Wasnik and Adv Shilpa Prashant Giratkar.
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Secretary
For the post of Secretary, the contest is between Adv Shrirang Rameshrao Bhongade and Adv Kunal Kranti Nalamwar. The women-earmarked Treasurer’s post will be decided among Adv Richa Rajeev Inamdar-Tiwari, Adv Sonali Bhagwan Khobragade and Adv Sonali Madhukarappa Saware Gadhave.
Joint Secretary
Three candidates — Adv Rohan Vinod Malviya, Adv Sukshmalata Shamrao Dhone and Adv Palash Krishnakumar Mohta — are competing for the post of Joint Secretary. Library in-charge
The Library In-Charge position has four contestants: Adv Vivek Rudrasen Borkar, Adv Soniya Amrut Gajbhiye, Adv Raju Laxman Kadu and Adv Shubhada Kaustubh Phaltankar.
Executive members
A large number of candidates are contesting for the Executive Member (General) positions, including Adv Yash Prashant Bhelende, Adv Milind Madhukar Bhusari, Adv Hariom Vitthal Dhage, Adv Sandeep Ashok Dupare, Adv Rajwardhan Suryakant Gade, Adv Ketan Subhashrao Ganorkar, Adv Pratik Bhojraj Ganorkar, Adv Vipul Prasad Ingle, Adv Kshitij Narendra Jain, Adv Kushal Rajesh Jain, Adv Narayan Dinbaji Jambhule, Adv Sanket Manoj Joshi, Adv Renuka Kishor Keole, Adv Tabish Tahseen Ahmed Mirza, Adv Ramesh Ramji Rathod, Adv Ankit Vijay Shrivastava and Adv Pradip Shalikram Somkuwar.
The women-earmarked Executive Member seats will be contested by Adv Neha Agrawal B S, Adv Sushila Lalmanji Bagde, Adv Shweta Pritam Chavhan Wankhede, Adv Surbhi Durgesh Gupta, Adv Kritika Maddi Shekhar, Adv Roshani Prakash Sherekar and Adv Isha Deepak Thakare. Polling is expected to witness strong participation from legal fraternity with results likely by late evening.
There are total 1451 voters.
