PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug 5: Adityapur Small Industries Association ( ASIA), one of the largest and oldest industry associations of Jharkhand state will go to the polls on August 7.
The biennial elections will take place for the post of president as for all the other posts of office-bearers the candidates have been elected unopposed.
Two candidates are in the fray –Santosh Khaitan and Rajiv Ranjan. Both of them are currently vice-presidents of the leading industry outfit of the region. They will vie for the prestigious post of the president currently held by industrialist Inder Agarwal.
In all, there are eleven posts of office-bearers – four secretaries, four vice-presidents, a general secretary, a treasurer, and the president.
Agarwal confirmed that except for the post of the president, all the other office bearers have been elected unopposed.
The elections will take place through a secret ballot. In all, there are about 700 bonafide members comprising industrialists and entrepreneurs, who take part in the biennial polls.
“ We have plugged all gaps to ensure transparency and to ensure that the polling process is smooth and fair,” said the outgoing president.
The two-year term of the present committee led by Inder Agarwal ended in July.
The prospective candidate for the post of president Santosh Khaitan said, ” If elected will work for the welfare of industry owners and entrepreneurs. The Covid- induced pandemic has posed several challenges for us. We will work in tandem for overcoming the challenges.”
The annual general body meeting of the industry outfit took place last month which had notified the date of the biennial polls on August 7.
