BHUBANESWAR 01-May-2016
Krushna Kumar Sarma of Ganjam district was elected secretary of All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) today. He succeeded Vivek Kumar Tibarewal of Cuttack. International Master Sekhar Chandra Sahu, who also represents Ganjam district, retained his post as president.
Election of office-bearers for a four-year term (2016-2019) was carried out in the Annual General Body Meeting of of the apex state body here at KIIT University. A total of 20 district associations, along with three other affiliated units participated in the AGM.
World Chess Federation (FIDE) vice-president D V Sundar and All India Chess Federation CEO Bharat Singh Chauhan were present in the AGM as the observers. Among new office-bearers, Itee Samanta, sister of KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta, was elected as one of the two vice-presidents.
AOCA OFFICE-BEARERS: President: Sekhar Chandra Sahu (Ganjam district); Vice-presidents: Ranjan Mohanty (Cuttack district), Itee Samanta (Jagatsinghpur district); Secretary: Krushna Kumar Sarma (Ganjam district); Joint-secretary: Manoranjan Panda (Balasore district); Treasurer: Gobinda Chandra Mohapatra (Kendrapara district); Executive members: Bhabesh Mohanty (Kendrapara district), Subhash Chandra Sahoo (Puri district), Sankar Mishra (Boudh district), Debabrata Bhatta (Dhenkanal district).
