India, Oct. 11 -- The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday announced that it will elect its new Executive Council on December 5, and kick-started the electoral process by appointing Sanjay Kumar Srivastava as the returning officer to oversee the polls.

Srivastava is a former Election Commissioner of Delhi and Chandigarh. The new Executive Council members will have a tenure of four years (2026-2030).

The IOA said the elections would be held in accordance with the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026, the amended IOA Constitution, and the applicable IOA Election Bye-Laws and Rules.

"The IOA has appointed Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, IAS (Retd.), former Election Comm...