New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) president, Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the vice-president of Badminton Asia Council (BAC).
Assam’s health and education minister, Himanta got 35 votes from a total of 40 polled on Saturday.
'BAI president @himantabiswa is elected as @Badminton_Asia Vice President, he received 35 votes from a total of 40 polled in the election that was held on Saturday, BAI's twitter handle posted on Sunday.
Last year, Himanta was unanimously elected as the BAI president during its annual general body meeting in Goa.
Meanwhile, BAC President Anton Subowo also appointed BAI Secretary (Tournaments) Omar Rashid as the Deputy Chairman of Badminton Asia's Development Committee.
Sudhakar Vemuri will also assume charge as BAC Technical Committee's Deputy Chairman.
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