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  Chess: Patnaik elected AOCA president, Bhatta stays secretary
09 Feb 2025
 

Eminent chess coach Satya Ranjan Patnaik was today elected as the new president of All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) for a three-year term (2025-2028), while Debabrata Bhatta was re-elected as the secretary. Elections for a total of nine posts were held at Wonder World Water Park in Puri with advocate Pramod Kumar Pradhan as Election Officer.

Patnaik, who represents Cuttack District Chess Association, defeated industrialist-cum-politician Abinash Samal (Angul) by a margin of five votes (15-10). The contest for the post of secretary was a stiff affair with Bhatta (Dhenkanal) edging out Swayangsu Satyakam, a former chess player and elder brother of International Master Swayangsu Satyapragyan, 13-12. This will be the third term for Bhatta as secretary.
 

Sankar Prasad Mishra (Boudh) and Bhabesh Mohanty (Kendrapara) were elected as vice-president and joint-secretary respectively, getting the better of Biswajit Ray (Cuttack) 19-6 and Suresh Chandra Sahoo (Puri) 17-8. Bidhu Bhusan Mishra was elected unopposed as the treasurer.

The four posts as executive committee members were bagged by Abhisek Acharya (Mayurbhanj), Pradip Kumar Mohanty (Koraput), Padmini Singh (Jharsuguda) and Ritesh Rath (Nayagarh). Representatives of 25 affiliated district units voted in the elections.

According to unofficial sources, the election of office-bearers turned out to be an intriguing affair, involving political maneuvering and big money. However, the elections are believed to have delivered a balanced team, considering the fact that two powerful groups were trying to assert supremacy.

AOCA OFFICE-BEARERS FOR THE TERM 2025-2028: President: Satya Ranjan Patnaik (Cuttack), Vice-President: Sankar Prasad Mishra (Boudh), Secretary: Debabrata Bhatta (Dhenkanal), Joint-Secretary: Bhabesh Mohanty (Kendrapara), Treasurer: Bidhu Bhusan Mishra (Sambalpur). Executive Committee Members: Abhisek Acharya (Mayurbhanj), Pradip Kumar Mohanty (Koraput), Padmini Singh (Jharsuguda), Ritesh Rath (Nayagarh).

LIST OF VOTERS & THEIR AFFILIATED UNITS:
Gourishyam Panda (District Chess Association, Sonepur), 2. Suresh Parida (Bargarh District Chess Association), 3. Sarat Kumar Das (Sundargarh District Chess Association), 4. Basanta Kumar Das (District Chess Association, Angul), 5. Rabi Ranjan Pradhan (District Chess Association, Nuapada), 6. K K Sharma (Ganjam District Chess Association), 7. Sukadev Guru (District Chess Association, Balangir), 8. Manoranjan Panda (Balasore District Chess Association), 9. Rudrakesh Jena (Jagatsinghpur Chess Association), 10. Manoja Kumar Parida (Jajpur United Chess Association), 11. Amar Kumar Mohanty (Keonjhar Chess Association), 12. Bijay Kumar Mohanty (District Chess Association, Kandhamal), 13. Ananta Narayan Mishra (Mayurbhanj District Chess Association), 14. Debabrata Bhatta (Dhenkanal District Chess Association), 15. Pradip Kumar Mohanty (Koraput District Chess Association), 16. Subhasis Patnaik (Khordha District Chess Association), 17. Satya Ranjan Patnaik (Cuttack District Chess Association), 18. Bhabesh Mohanty (Kendrapara District Chess Association), 19. Sankar Prasad Mishra (Boudh District Chess Association), 20. Padmini Singh (Jharsuguda District Chess Association), 21. Shreedhar Sahoo (Nayagarh District Chess Association), 22. Manoj Kumar Dash (Sambalpur District Chess Association), 23. Pradyumna Mishra (District Chess Association, Puri), 24. Hemanta Kumar Panigrahi (Kalahandi District Chess Association), 25. Suvendu Ray Mohapatra (Bhadrak District Chess Association).
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PHOTO: AOCA office-bearers and members pose for a group photo after elections in Puri on 9 February 2025.
RIGHT: File picture of new AOCA president Satya Ranjan Patnaik.
 
   
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