SURAT: After Mitesh Modi, a chartered accountant, withdrew his candidature for the post of vice-president of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on Thursday, textile industrialist Himanshu Bodawala was elected uncontested to the post.
“Bodawala has been elected uncontested for the year 2021-22 as all other aspirants withdrew their candidature.
There are no candidates for the post of president as well.
Now, no election will be held and new office bearers will take charge soon,” said Ketan Desai, chairman of election committee, SGCCI.
The election was scheduled on June 27 and a total eight candidates have filed nominations for the post of VP.
Of them five had withdrawn candidature earlier.
Ashish Gujarati, current VP of SGCCI, is likely to take over as president in a month.
Existing president Dinesh Navadiya’s one-year term will come to an end.
“New officebearers take charge in the start of June but due to the pandemic, the process got delayed this year.
As per the procedure elections were announced for the posts but now no election will take place,” said an SGCCI official.