How the AGM works
A guide to the BCCI's Annual General Meeting
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Sep-2011
What kind of structure does the BCCI have?
The BCCI is a non-profit society and was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act in 1928. Its members comprise the various state cricket associations. There are 30 members in all.
What are the various official positions on the board?
There are nine official positions on the board: president, honorary secretary, honorary joint-secretary, treasurer and five vice-presidents, one from each zone of India. All nine positions are unpaid. In 2006, the board created its first paid position, that of chief administrative officer.
Are there term limits for the various positions?
According to the BCCI constitution, the term limit is three years and those elected can only hold a position once. For example, Shashank Manohar, the outgoing president, is not eligible to run for president of the board again. However, vice-presidents can be re-elected for more than one term.
How are candidates nominated for the various positions?
Candidates who wish to contest the elections only need to be proposed and seconded by members who are eligible to attend and vote at the AGM. However, typically a candidate will not proceed unless he has been endorsed his state association. Most of the time, nominees are chosen by consensus, especially those representing a particular zone, although there have been contentious elections as well, most recently in 2005 when the Supreme Court of India intervened to make sure the elections were fair.
Who votes at the Annual General Meeting?
Each member association authorises a person to represent it at the meeting. The authorisation must be sent to the BCCI prior to the meeting. That person then votes on behalf of his member association.
What else happens at the Annual General Meeting?
Aside from handling routine procedures such as the approval of accounts and minutes of previous meetings, the BCCI also appoints its various sub-committees for a year at a time. So at each AGM the committees are reconstituted. The most powerful committee is the working committee, by which most decisions of the board are taken. These decisions are then ratified at the AGM. There are 23 committees in all, including the IPL governing council committee and the various selection committees. The committee appointments are generally made on the second day of the meeting.