Patiala: Rajindra Gymkhana, Mahindra Club poll today

Ravneet Singh

Tribune News Service

Patiala, December 28

The elections of the Rajindra Gymkhana and Mahindra Club, Patiala, for 12 posts, including president and vice-president, will be held on Wednesday. In all, 12 candidates each from two groups — the Progressive group and the Goodwill group — will contest the election, while one member is contesting for the post of joint secretary as an Independent candidate.

The club has five posts for office-bearer posts and seven for executive members. It has total 2,800 members.

Sudhir Verma is contesting for the post of president from the Goodwill group and JPS Walia from the ruling Progressive group. Other contestants from the progressive group comprise MM Syal (for the post of vice-president), Harpreet Sandhu (for honorary secretary), Neeraj Goyal (for joint secretary) and Sanjay Bansal (for treasurer). Total seven members are contesting for the posts of executive member.

The Goodwill group has fielded Vikas Puri for vice-president, Vinod Sharma for the post of secretary, HPS Bajaj for treasurer and Deepak Malhorta for joint secretary, along with seven members for posts of executive member. Rahul Mehta will contest for the post of

joint secretary as an Independent candidate. Members annual general meeting would be held on the premises at 10.30 am. “This will be followed by the election, which will continue till 7 pm,” they said. The counting of votes will be done on December 30 and the result will be declared on the same day.

Harpreet Sandhu, who is contesting for honorary secretary from the Progressive group, said, “We want to bring reforms in the club kitchen, and build a terrace garden and instal lift on the premises. We will make provisions for solar power supply an an all-weather swimming pool if funds are available.”

Vinod Sharma, contestant for secretary from the Goodwill group, said, “We want to instal a solar energy plant at the club and increase greenery. We want to amend the club constitution and also make changes at the club kitchen.”