Rourkela Steel Plant Executive Association general secretary Padmanav Mishra was elected as the vice-chairman of the Steel Executive Federation of India (SEFI), the election of which was held at the Ispat Bhawan in Kolkata on Saturday.
Mishra won the election securing 21 votes. Association president Bimal Bisi had contested for the president post, but was defeated. Yogesh Kumar Garg was also elected as the vice-chairman of the federation.
Besides, Buxi KP Prasad was elected as the chairman of SEFI by securing 27 out of 45 votes. Similarly Narendra Kumar Banchhor was elected as general secretary, S Manivannan as deputy general secretary and WM Manjunath as treasurer.
Notably, three representatives from each unit of the Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) had contested for election. The SEFI is the highest body of the executives working in all 15 units of SAIl who can sit and negotiate with SAIl management on behalf of the executives.