LALITPUR: The election committee released the voting representatives of the upcoming All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) elections here today.

Surprisingly, one of the 72 voting members of the ANFA congress does not meet the criteria set by the ANFA by-laws. According to the by-laws any member of the current ANFA executive committee is ineligible to vote in the September 7 elections. However Ganesh Bahadur Chand, an ANFA member, has been enlisted as a voting representative from Kanchchanpur District FA.

The deadline to file the voting members expired today but ANFA President Ganesh Thapa said that the name might have appeared by mistake. “I can’t say how his name appeared in the list but he can not vote,” said Thapa. “Since it is a rare case, we will allow the FA to correct the names,” added Thapa.

ANFA congress constitute of 229 members — 120 from 40 district FAs, 60 from 20 A Division Clubs, 29 from current ANFA executive committee, a total of 12 from players’ coaches, referees and women football association, five from B Division and three from ‘C’ Division Clubs. However, districts FAs, A, B and C Division clubs, All Nepal Football Players Association, Referee Association, Coaches Association and Women Football Association have one voting rights each.

Ganesh Thapa is assured to retaining the presidency for the fourth consecutive term after being elected unopposed on August 8. Eight vice presidents — Bijay Narayan Manandhar, Sunil Kapali, Lalit Krishna Shrestha, Narendra Shrestha, Mahesh Bista, Karma Chhering Sherpa, Kumar Jung Thapa and Kishor Rai — were also elected unopposed the same day. The ANFA elections will now only chose 22 members out of the 36 candidates.

Voting members

District FAs (40)

• Sambhu Acharya (Baglung)

• Pradesh S Rathaur (Banke)

• Md Sami Ullah (Bara)

• Yuvaraj Shrestha (Bardia)

• Gautam Sujakhu (Bhaktapur)

• Raju Shrestha (Chitwan)

• Bhupendra B Thapa (Dang)

• Sambhu Pradhan (Dhankutta)

• Babu Kaji Basnet (Dolkha)

• Harihar Shrsetha (Gorkha)

• Niraj Khadgi (Ilam)

• Bhagirath Ale (Jhapa)

• Prakash Singh Bista (Kailali)

• Ganesh B Chand (Kanchanpur)

• Khem Bahadur Gurung (Kaski)

• Dinesh Maharjan (Kathmandu)

• Robindra N Shrestha (Kavre)

• Mahendra Chhetry (Lalitpur)

• Bishwo Poudel (Lamjung)

• Pralahd P Sah (Mohattari)

• Rajendra Kumar Shrestha (Makwanpur)

• Santosh Baniya (Morang)

• Prakash Pangani

(Nawalparasi)

• Purna M Chitrakar (Nuwakot)

• Bhimsen Karki (Palpa)

• Suresh Shah (Panchthar)

• Madhu K Maharjan (Parsa)

• Nepal Karki (Rautahat)

• Hari P Shrestha (Rupandehi)

• Devendra MS Basnet (Saptari)

• Purushottam Adhikari (Sarlahi)

• Deepak Lamshal (Syangja)

• Bir Bahadur Khadka

(Sindhupalchowk)

• Pravin Kumar Yadav (Siraha)

• Dipak Rai (Sunsari)

• Janak B Rawal (Surkhet)

• Ratna K Shrestha (Tanahu)

• Kiran Rai (Udaypur)

• Deepak Khatiwada (Dhading)

• Tapeswor Rawat (Dhanusa)

A Division Clubs (20)

• Gyan Bahadur Shakya

(Nabil Three Star)

• Binay Singh Pradhan (NRT)

• Man Mohan KC

(Samsung JYC)

• Rajiv Poudel

(NIBL Friends Club)

• Arun Baidhya (Boys Union)

• Dil Bahadur Malla (NPC)

• Jivesh K Pandey (Nepal APF)

• Bikash Malla (Tribhuvan Army Club)

• Chhiring Lopsang Gurung (MMC)

• Bijaya Narayan Manandhar (Annapurna RCT)

• Indra Man Tuladhar (Sankata Kathmandu Mall Club)

• Anil Shrestha (Machhindra)

• Rajendra Neupane (Saraswoti)

• Bir B Thapa (Brigade Boys)

• Arjun Lama (Bouddha FC)

• Krishna Bhakta Manandhar (United Youth Club)

• Tenzing Sherpa (Himalayan Sherpa Club)

• Shyam Limbu (Swoyambhu)

• Mukundra Prasad Acharya (Bansbari Club)

• Bishnu Prasad Adhikari

(Koilapani Pole Star Club)

B Division Clubs (5)

• Sanjeev Bahadur Shahi

(Gyan Bhairav)

• Chandra Kumar Maharjan (Star Club)

• Indra Bahadur Karki

(Samajik Yuva Club)

• Ritu Shakya (Birgunj Youth Academy)

• Dinesh Byanjankar

(Chyasal Youth Club)

C Division Clubs (3)

• Ramesh Rayamajhi

(Nawa Jyoti Yuva Pariwar)

• Ashok Bista (Satdobato

Youth Club)

• Mohan Kumar Basnet

(Sri Kumari Club)

Others (4)

• Rakesh Shrestha (All Nepal Football Players Association)

• Surendra Sikhrakar

(Referees’ Association)

• Raju Kaji Shakya (Coaches’ Association)

• Kalpana Priya Shrestha (Women Football Association)