KSCA elections: Venkatesh Prasad’s nomination approved, Shanth Kumar’s rejected

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Former cricketer and head  Brijesh Patel with K.N. Shanth Kumar successful  Bengaluru. The information   of K.N. Shanth Kumar who is contesting for the station  of KSCA president   has been rejected successful  the scrutiny round.

Former cricketer and head Brijesh Patel with K.N. Shanth Kumar successful Bengaluru. The information of K.N. Shanth Kumar who is contesting for the station of KSCA president has been rejected successful the scrutiny round. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar

The information of K.N. Shanth Kumar, who is contesting for the station of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) president, has been rejected successful the scrutiny round.

Shanth, the Director of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Limited, is portion of ‘Team Brijesh’, backed by erstwhile India cricketer and head Brijesh Patel.

The information of erstwhile cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, who leads ‘Team Game Changers’, for the president station has been approved. The candidature of erstwhile India women’s squad cricketer Kalpana Venkatachar — a subordinate of Prasad’s portion — for president has besides been approved.

‘Team Game Changers’ suffered a setback arsenic erstwhile KSCA Treasurer Vinay Mruthyunjaya’s information for the station of Secretary has been rejected connected method grounds.

‘Team Game Changers’ members Venkatesh Prasad, Sujith Somasunder and Vinay Mruthyunjaya. In a setback Vinay Mruthyunjaya’s information   has been rejected connected  method  grounds.

‘Team Game Changers’ members Venkatesh Prasad, Sujith Somasunder and Vinay Mruthyunjaya. In a setback Vinay Mruthyunjaya’s information has been rejected connected method grounds. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse

“This determination has been a idiosyncratic setback, but it has not shaken my committedness oregon my resolve. In fact, it has lone strengthened my content successful the alteration we are each striving for. My afloat strength, energy, and unwavering enactment present basal firmly down Team Game Changers, ably led by our legendary cricketer Venkatesh Prasad,” Mruthyunjaya stated.

Former KSCA Treasurer E.S. Jairam and erstwhile KSCA Secretary Santosh Menon (both portion of ‘Team Brijesh’), and erstwhile India batter Sujith Somasundar (‘Team Game Changers’) person been deemed eligible to contention for the cardinal station of Secretary.

A announcement signed by the KSCA Electoral Officer mentions that the database of candidates was scrutinised successful the beingness of Hon’ble Justice Subhash Adi and the candidates.

List of valid nominated candidates (for station of):

Hon. president:

1) Venkatesh Prasad

2) Kalpana Venkatachar

Hon. vice president:

1) Vinod Sivappa

2) Santosh Menon

3) Sujith Somasundar

4) Kalpana Venkatachar

5) B.N. Madhukar

Hon. Secretary:

1) E.S. Jairam

2) Sujith Somasundar

3) Santosh Menon

Hon. Joint Secretary:

1) B.K. Ravi

2) A.V. Shashidhara

3) Avinash Vaidya

Hon. Treasurer:

1) B.N. Madhukar

2) M.S. Vinay

3) B.N. Subramanya

4) A.V. Shashidhara

5) Kalpana Venkatachar

Life Members (Managing Committee):

1) Kalpana Venkatachar

2) Sailesh Poll

3) V.M. Manjunath

4) Sanjai Ashok Anand Poll

5) Vagesh Prasad

6) K.S. Kedarnath

7) Avinash Vaidya

Published - November 25, 2025 12:40 p.m. IST

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