Small BusinessICAI goes to polls today
Ending months of campaign, which prompted the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to issue some of the oddest directives such as those requesting a curb on SMSes and emails sent by candidates, the apex body of auditing professionals in the country is going to polls tomorrow.
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Eighty candidates are contesting to secure a place in the 32-member central council, while 149 candidates are in the fray to be elected to the five regional councils of the institute.
The elections, being held after a three-year gap, will see all eligible voters among its 150,000 members moving to 342 polling booths across the country on December 4 and 5. Postal ballots are also allowed for overseas members. The next central council will be known by December 17.
Amarjit Chopra, ICAI’s current vice-president and president hopeful is contesting the election from the Northern region. Conventionally, the vice-presidents are always consensus candidates to the post of the next president, while central council members vote to decide a new vice-president every year.