# PT Usha nominated by Ice Hockey Association of India for IOA elections _PT Usha has been named as an IHAI representative in the provisional electoral college for the IOA Executive Council elections on December 5._ - Publisher: Apex Sports News (https://apexsportsnews.in) - Canonical URL: https://apexsportsnews.in/news/pt-usha-nominated-by-ice-hockey-association-of-india-for-ioa-elections - Author: Rohit, Sports writer (https://apexsportsnews.in/author/rohit) - Published: 2026-11-12T23:15:42.727Z - Section: Hockey - Topics: PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association, IOA elections, Ice Hockey Association of India ## Summary PT Usha has been nominated by the Ice Hockey Association of India as one of its representatives for the IOA elections. She will be part of the 70-member provisional electoral college published on Thursday. ## Key takeaways - PT Usha nominated by the Ice Hockey Association of India for IOA elections - She is one of two IHAI representatives in the provisional electoral college - The IOA Executive Council elections are scheduled for December 5 - Usha lost the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit election earlier this week - The final electoral list will be announced on Sunday ## Article PT Usha has made a comeback into IOA elections through the Ice Hockey Association of India. She was nominated by the Ice Hockey Association of India as one of its representatives for the elective general meeting of the IOA. Usha is part of the 70-member provisional electoral college published by returning officer Sanjay Kumar Srivastava on Thursday. Members of the electoral college can cast a vote and run for elections to the IOA executive council to be held on December 5. The other IHAI representative is general secretary Harjinder Singh. All 30 eligible National Sports Federations have sent names of one male and one female representative for the IOA elections. The Athletics Federation of India has nominated Adille Sumariwalla, who withdrew from the SOM elections. 4 of the IOA constitution. It remains to be seen whether there will be any objections to Usha's nomination. ## SOM election loss and IOC complaint PT Usha lost the Sportsperson of Outstanding Merit election earlier this week after finishing fifth behind Anju Bobby George, Dola Banerjee, Rani Rampal and Saina Nehwal. Four female and four male SOMs were elected to the IOA general assembly. She became IOA president through the SOM route in 2022. Usha has already written to the International Olympic Committee claiming alleged violations during the SOM elections. 7 and the rules followed during the recently concluded SOM elections. Bindra voted in the SOM elections on Monday but did not contest. He received a response but said his specific questions remained unanswered. He wrote that it is important that constitutional provisions, electoral rules and administrative procedures are clearly aligned and communicated leaving little room as possible for ambiguity. ## IHAI governance dispute and next steps IHAI itself has been going through internal governance turmoil. On Thursday, IHAI vice-president Ajit Kakkar wrote to the IOA to debar IHAI from participating in the elections. It also sought verification of IHAI elections held on August 2 and recognition of a second governing body headed by Kunzang Namgail as sole authority of the federation. The final electoral roll will be published on Sunday after scrutiny, verification and disposal of objections. Filing of nominations for executive council elections will be from November 22 to 24. ### Related on Apex Sports News - [Sanjay to lead India hockey team on New Zealand tour](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/sanjay-to-lead-india-hockey-team-on-new-zealand-tour) - [Salima Tete to lead India as Savita Punia rested for Women’s Asian Champions Trophy](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/salima-tete-to-lead-india-as-savita-punia-rested-for-women-s-asian-champions) ### Sources - [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/usha-makes-comeback-into-ioa-elections-through-ice-hockey-101794508939864.html) - [sportstar.thehindu.com](https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/pt-usha-ioa-executive-council-elections-ice-hockey-federation-nomination-som-list/article71694854.ece) - [Photo: Bert Verhoeff / Anefo, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wereldbeker_Hockey,_India_tegen_Spanje_2-0,_doelpunt_van_India,_Bestanddeelnr_926-6472.jpg) --- Source: Apex Sports News, https://apexsportsnews.in/news/pt-usha-nominated-by-ice-hockey-association-of-india-for-ioa-elections. Please cite and link the original article when quoting.