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Narang, Usha, Nehwal among 27 names in Draft List for IOA SOM Elections

By TANUJ LAKHINA · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Electoral Officer Sanjay K. Srivastava confirmed 27 candidates across the men's and women's divisions for the upcoming vote. The lineup includes Olympic medalists and current leaders, but several candidates face disqualification for breaching rules against backing multiple nominees in the same category. Furthermore, candidates formed mutual nomination rings, such as a closed triangle between Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, and B Sumeeth Reddy. Formal scrutiny and objection periods will determine who survives on the finalized roster.

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Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed…: Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed rejected.
Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary dra…: Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary draft list.
The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates f…: The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates for the November 9 election.

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NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Electoral Officer (RO) Sanjay K. Srivastava has released the draft list of nominations for the 2026 elections of Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs), featuring 27 candidates, including several prominent names from Indian sport.

The list, issued by the Office of the Electoral Officer on Saturday, includes 15 male and 12 female candidates. The SOM elections are scheduled to take place on November 9.

Olympic medallists and established sporting figures feature among the candidates named in the document, including current IOA president

PT Usha, Gagan Narang, Yogeshwar Dutt, Vijender Singh, Dola Banerjee and Anju Bobby George.

The male candidates who have gone through from the previous roster of 40 names features Mansher Singh, Surinder Singh Shokar, Gagan Narang, Moraad Ali Khan, Kamlesh Mehta, Sathish Kumar Sivalingam, Yogeshwar Dutt, Ronjan Sodhi, B Sai Praneeth, Sardar Singh, Sharath Kamal Achanta, B Sumeeth Reddy, Vijender Singh, Adille Sumariwalla and Om Prakash Singh Karhana.

The female candidates are Dola Banerjee, Ashwini Nachappa, Chekrovolu Swuro, Neelam Setti Laxmi, PT Usha, Rani, Ragina Kiro,

Saina Nehwal, Trupti Murgunde, Anitha Paul…

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Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed…: Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed rejected.
Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary dra…: Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary draft list.
The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates f…: The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates for the November 9 election.

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Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed…: Regulatory breaches state that duplicate proposals or secondings are automatically deemed rejected.
Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary dra…: Mutual nomination loops among competing athletes have surfaced across the preliminary draft list.
The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates f…: The electoral officer will process objections and scrutiny before finalizing candidates for the November 9 election.

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