NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Former Sports Minister Anurag Thakur was once again rendered ineligible to contest the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, with his name omitted from the electoral college released on Wednesday for the August 21 polls.
The Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) had nominated Thakur and its President Rajesh Bhandari as its two representatives for the Annual General Meeting (AGM), where the key agenda is the election of new office-bearers for the 2025-2029 term.
However, the BFI interim committee, constituted by World Boxing in April to oversee the federation’s daily affairs, issued a 66-member electoral college after scrutiny, excluding Thakur’s name.
According to the interim committee chaired by Fairuz Mohamed, Thakur’s nomination was found to be “in violation of Article 20 (iii) and (vii) of the Constitution of BFI approved by World Boxing.”
Additionally, Clause (vii) disqualifies individuals who are “Government servants or holding a public office,” and Thakur is a sitting Member of Parliament from Himachal Pradesh. (PTI)
