By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
New Delhi: Sirajuddin Qureshi defeated Shakeel-uz Zaman Ansari by a margin of 783 votes to become the president of India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) for the third time.
Current VP Safdar H. Khan also retained his position with 705-margin win over Dr. Mohammad Fakhruddin of Hyderabad.
Qurshi who had 10-year grip on the Centre and have defeated External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid previously also saw 9 out of 11 of his panel members winning the elections.
Election was held last Sunday for the post of President, Vice President, 7 posts for Board of Trustees and 4 seats of Executive Committee.
Advocate HR Khan Suhel and Qamar Ahmad, Retd IPS officers are the only non-Qureshi panel candidates to win in this election.