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RO Rejects Bhandari's Nomination for Top Post
The Morning Standard
|August 15, 2025
THINGS are heating up ahead of the all-important Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, which is scheduled to be held soon.
Just days before the upcoming elections, Rajesh Bhandari, one of the officials aspiring to contest for the president's post, is facing a roadblock for violation of the Sports Code. Justice (Retd) Rajesh Tandon, the Returning Officer of the election, in a letter on Thursday, stated that Bhandari, who filed his nomination just a few days ago, is not valid to contest for the president's post. The objection to the candidature of Bhandari was raised by Narendra K
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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