Elections for Executive Committee 2017-2019
The ELSA Association was set up and registered on 23rd June 2014 by ELSA Members
Elections to vote in the 2nd Executive Committee of the ELSA Association will be held at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9th September 2017.
Please go through the Election Schedule and other details if you wish to stand as a Candidate to be elected as a Member of the Executive Committee. The entire Election process – application for candidature, nominations, approval, list of candidates and their profiles, and voting will be conducted online. Members can also vote at the AGM in New Delhi on 9th September 2017.
| Invitation for Nominations | 11th July to 26th July 2017 |
| List of Candidates posted on website | 27th July 2017 |
| Objections, if any, from Members | 29th July 2017 |
| Withdrawals, if any | 03rd August 2017 |
| Final list of Candidates posted | 04th August 2017 |
| Candidates’ campaigning stops | 03rd September 2017 |
| Results announced at AGM | 09th September 2017 |
| Results announced online | 10th September 2017 |
1. Who can be an Executive Committee Member?
- Any ELSA Member who has fully paid her Membership fee and received her Membership Number can contest the election for EC Membership.
- Members from Chapters outside the Home City (NCR New Delhi) can also apply, if they can commit to joining Executive Committee meetings as per requirements in the MOA and Bye-laws.
- Any ELSA Member who can further the Objects of the Association and invest her skills and time.
2. Process of Application:
- The Candidate must complete the Application Form here (Closed)
- Candidate must be nominated by a Proposer (ELSA Member) after the form is complete
- The nomination must be seconded by an ELSA Member after the Proposal is submitted
- The Election Officer will review and approve the Application
- The Candidate will be informed by email and can update her Campaign Page
- List of Candidates will be posted by the Election Officer on the website
- In the event that there is any objection by any ELSA Member to the Candidature, the Election Officer will notify the Candidate and seek explanation
- Final List of Candidates will be posted by the Election Officer on the website
3. Candidate Categories
Categories for the candidates to stand for election will be according to the Graduation year, as below:
S.No. |
Category |
Criterion |
1 |
A |
Graduated between 1959-1976 |
2 |
B |
Graduated between 1977-1986 |
3 |
C |
Graduated between 1987-1996 |
4 |
D |
Graduated between 1997-2006 |
5 |
E |
Graduated between 2007-2016 |
6 |
F |
Graduated in 2017 |
7 |
G |
Faculty member |
Note: There may be more be than 1 candidate per Category
- An ELSA Member can propose up to two Candidates for Membership to the EC, and
- An ELSA Member can second the nominations of up two Candidates for Membership to the EC
Dr (Mrs) Niloufer Shroff has been invited to be the Election Officer to conduct the Elections for Executive Committee 2017-2019, and has accepted. She and an Election Team nominated by her will conduct the Election independently of the current Executive Committee, and with the requisite confidentiality and neutrality as outlined in the Bye-laws
Final List of Candidates
The following nominations have been received, scrutinised and found to be valid.
| S No | Category | Name | Year | Course |
| 1 | B | Nelofar Currimbhoy | 1977 | B.A.(Pass) |
| 2 | B | Parool Trehan | 1982 | B.Sc.(Hons.) Statistics |
| 3 | B | Vandana Sarin | 1977 | B.A.(Hons.) History |
| 4 | B | Vinita Sethi | 1985 | B.A.(Hons.) Economics |
| 5 | C | Gayatri Srivastava | 1996 | B.A.(Hons.) Economics |
| 6 | C | Preeti Lamba | 1994 | B.A. (Integrated) |
| 7 | C | Ritu Sud Mathur | 1989 | B.Com. (Hons.) |
| 8 | C | Saveera Bahl | 1990 | B.A.(Hons.) Economics |
| 9 | C | Shivani Pasrich | 1991 | B.A.(Hons.) Economics |
| 10 | C | Smita Mankad | 1992 | B.A.(Hons.) Economics |
| 11 | E | Anam Hamid | 2011 | B.A.(Hons.) English |
| 12 | E | Puneet Sikka | 2007 | B.A.(Hons.) Philosophy |
As per Rule 12c of the Rules of the Alumni Association, the Executive Committee shall consist of 12 members elected by the General Body. For these elections, the number of candidates is the same as the requisite number of Executive Committee members. Hence, a decision has been taken that the process of voting, for selection of candidates, will now not be carried out and the voting schedule released earlier stands withdrawn.
The results will be formally announced at the AGM on 9th September 2017.
- Results of selected candidates for the Executive Committee will be announced at the AGM
- Members will be advised of the Results by email, on Facebook and on the Website by 10th September 2017
- The incoming Executive Committee will elect their office bearers within 10 days of being elected and these results will be announced through email, on Facebook and on the Website