SportsOdisha 05-Dec-2025 0
Odisha politician and sports administrator Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo began his first full four-year term as National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president, after results of the NRAI office-bearer elections were officially declared today at the Park Plaza hotel in Mohali, during the meeting of the General Body.
Singh Deo, himself a former international shooter and basketball player, was elected unopposed and so was the new secretary general Pawan Singh. The elections also put in place a new Executive Committee and a new Governing Body, the highest decision-making body of the National Federation. Gouri Mohanty of Orissa Rifle Association was elected as one of two joint secretaries.
Also sharing his first priorities as Secretary General, Shri. Pawan Singh said, “All the functions in the NRAI are already online, from registration to results, and now the next step is to use technology efficiently. We want to leverage AI and performance data to identify talented shooters across the country. My focus will be on using technology to find and nurture promising athletes from every corner of India. We also want to train coaches and shooters for coaching so that they have an alternate career when they retire and can earn from the sport they have invested their life in.”
In the two electoral contests which took place, Amit Sanghi from Telangana was elected as the senior vice-president of the Governing Body while Kanwar Sultan Singh and Sushma Singh were elected vice-presidents in the 15-member Executive Committee. The four sports persons in the EC will be Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narang, Kunti Malik, Zorawar Singh Sandhu and Elavenil Valarivan respectively.
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TOP: File picture of former Odisha MP, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, who assumed office as the president of National Rifle Association of India for his first full four-year term on 4 December 2025. (Courtsey: NRAI)
RIGHT: Office-bearers of NRAI pose after declaration of election results in Mohali on 4 December 2025.
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