STTA prepares to elect new body

GANGTOK, 27 Apr: Sikkim Table Tennis Association [STTA] convened its annual general meeting under the chairmanship of its president, CK Basnet here on Saturday. In the meeting, the working committee of the STTA was dissolved on completion of its tenure of 5 years.

The meeting has also unanimously appointed Mr Basnet as the caretaker of the association till the completion of the election process of the new body.

During the discussion on the election for the new body, it was decided that the election would be conducted tentatively on 24 May through ballot paper voting. The meeting has also constituted an election committee to conduct the election. This election committee will have 3 members from Sikkim Olympic Association, 1 representative each from Sports & Youth Affairs Department and Election Department.

In the meeting, the annual report of the STTA was presented by general secretary, Karma Bhutia and was also addressed by president, Mr Basnet and joint secretary, Tashi W Lepcha of STTA. The meeting also had an open interaction session between the STTA members.