Former minister and senior BJP leader Samir Dey became the new president of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) as he was elected unopposed after scrutiny of nomination today. In fact, all 15 office-bearers of were elected uncontested for a four-year term (2024-2028).

However, the official announcement of election results will be made at the Annual General Meeting of the State football body, scheduled to be held on 21 July 2024. Former president of Odisha Olympic Associon, Samir Dey replaced BJD Rajya Sabha Member Debashish Samantaray, who resigned from the pose earlier this month, due to personal reasons. But secretary Asirbad Behera retained his post.

FAO OFFICE-BEARERS FOR THE TERM 2024-2028: President: Samir Dey; Working president: Srikara Mishra; Vice-presidents (8): Bijay Das, Padma Lochan Lenka, Dilip Kumar Sahoo, Rabi Narayan Panda, Asit Baran Pati, Md Shahid Jabbar, Sahadev Rout, Birendra Kumar Behera; Secretary: Asirbad Behera; Joint-secretaries (3): Avijit Paul, Biswa Ranjan Gharei, Bijay Kumar Das; Treasurer: Bhakta Ballav Das.
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PHOTO: File picture of new FAO president Samir Dey.