Kalyan Chaubey elected as AIFF new President

Kalyan Chaubey, a BJP politician and former football player has been elected as the new All India Football Federation (AIFF) President.

Chaubey defeated the former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia in the election on Friday. It is the first time in AIFF’s 85-year history that a



former player has occupied the presidential post. 

The 45-year-old Chaubey, a former goalkeeper with Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, won 33-1. The result was expected as Bhutia did not have many supporters in the 34-member voter list made up of state association representatives.