DR. ANMOL RATTAN SIDHU ELECTED PRESIDENT,  RAJIV SHARMA HONORARY SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED  UNANIMOUSLY  OF CHANDIGARH ROWING ASSOCIATION

Subhash Jindal/Chandigarh

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections of the Chandigarh Rowing Association (CRA) were held today at The Chambers, Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, Chandigarh, in accordance with the Constitution of the Chandigarh Rowing Association, the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011, and the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, as amended.

Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Punjab, was unanimously elected President of the Chandigarh Rowing Association. The elections were conducted in a peaceful, transparent and democratic manner, with all office-bearers and Executive Committee members being elected unopposed.

Shri Rajiv Sharma, former Chandigarh Rowing Coach and National Umpire of the Rowing Federation of India, was unanimously elected Honorary Secretary, while Shri Surinder Chaudhary was elected Treasurer, Sh. Subhash Jindal as Vice President and Ms. Rajni Sharma as Joint Secretary.

The newly elected office-bearers and Executive Committee members are as follow: 

President: Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Vice-President: Shri R.K. Mittal. Vice-Presidents: Shri Devinder Thind Shri Subhash Jindal, Honorary Secretary: Shri Rajiv Sharma, Treasurer: Shri Surinder Chaudhary, Joint Secretary: Ms. Rajni Sharma

Executive Committee Members:Shri Raj Kumar Sharma, Shri Dinesh Chaudhary, Shri Manjot Gujral, Shri Ajay Kumar, Shri Sunil Aggarwal, Shri Kuljinder Sra, Shri Rajeev Kumar

The election proceedings were conducted by Inderjit Sharma advocate Punjab & haryana High Court as RO, in the presence of distinguished observers, including Shri Chiranjit Phukan, Treasurer, Rowing Federation of India (RFI), representing the national federation; Dr. Bhagwant Singh, Observer from the Chandigarh Sports Council; and Shri N.K. Jhingan,

The presence of observers from the respective sports bodies added significance to the election proceedings and reflected the Association’s commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance in sports administration.

Following his unanimous election, Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu expressed his gratitude to the members of the Association for reposing their confidence in his leadership. He reaffirmed his commitment to promoting rowing in Chandigarh, strengthening sports infrastructure, encouraging young talent and providing greater opportunities to rowers to excel at national and international championships.

The newly elected Executive Committee reiterated its commitment to the welfare of athletes, development of rowing facilities, promotion of grassroots rowing and strengthening coordination with the Rowing Federation of India and the Chandigarh Sports authorities.

The unanimous election of the new Executive Committee marks a new chapter in the development and promotion of rowing in Chandigarh, with a renewed commitment to sporting excellence, athlete welfare and transparent administration.