Lucknow: Around 5,000 members of the Oudh Bar Association (OBA) at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will vote on Wednesday to elect office-bearers for 22 posts. Polling will begin at 10am.Voter slips have already been distributed among members. Voters must carry either their Certificate of Practice (CoP) or Oudh Bar Association identity card to cast their votes. Counting will begin on Thursday.According to assistant election officer RBS Rathore, 11 candidates are contesting the president’s post, while eight are in the fray for secretary general. The senior vice-president’s post is reserved for women, with three candidates contesting the seat. As many as 14 candidates are vying for the middle vice-president’s post and 12 for junior vice-president.The joint secretary’s posts will also see a keen contest, with seven candidates competing for a seat reserved for women. The treasurer’s post is also reserved for women, with 13 candidates in the fray.The executive committee elections are expected to be closely contested as well. For the four senior executive committee seats, 25 men are contesting, while seven candidates are vying for two seats reserved for women.Similarly, 24 men are contesting for four junior executive committee seats, while seven women candidates are in the fray for two women-reserved seats.
