NOTICE dated 24th June 2026: Library will be closed for Issue and Return of Books on 4th July 2026 (Saturday) on account of ASM Elections 2025
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
TOWN HALL, MUMBAI 400 001
Ref. No.: ASM/NOTICE/2026-27/596
N O T I C E
Members may please note that the Library of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai will be closed for Issue and Return of Books on Saturday, 4th July 2026 on account of ASM Elections (2025).
Inconvenience caused is regretted.
Place: Town Hall, Mumbai
Date: 24th June, 2026 Fit Person and Election Officer
ELECTION PROGRAMME for ASM Elections 2025 scheduled on 4th July 2026 (Saturday) from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
Town Hall, Shahid Bhagatsingh Road, Mumbai 400 001
Tel: (office) 2266 0956, (Library) 22660062
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Website: https://asiaticsociety.org.in
REF. NO.: ASM/REM-NOTICE-ELECTION(2025)/
REMINDER NOTICE
Members are hereby informed that the ASM Election (2025) will be held on Saturday, 4th July 2026 from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. The voting will take place in the Durbar Hall of the Society.
Town Hall, Mumbai. Mr. K.D. Talokar
Date: 25th June, 2026 Fit Person and Election Officer
Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Div., Mumbai
ELECTION PROGRAMME
1. Voting to elect the office bearers for two years (2025-2027) - President, 4 Vice-Presidents, and Hon. Secretary; to elect 5 members of the Managing Committee for a period of three years (2025-2028 term); and to fill one post of the Managing Committee which has fallen vacant (as per Rule No.15), for a period of two years 2025-27 (being the residual period of the term 2024-2027).
2. Voting to elect a Scrutinizing Committee consisting of seven members for the year 2025-2026.
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Note:
- As regards election to the Managing Committee, of the six persons elected, the one with the least number of votes will get a tenure of two years, which is the residual term, as per established electoral precedent.
- On the day of election, i.e. Saturday, 4th July, 2026, the ballot boxes will be kept open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
- All eligible voters should carry the valid Membership I-card of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai at the time of voting.
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ASM Elections 2025 on 4th July 2026 - List of Candidates contesting for various posts
THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
List of Candidates for various posts for ASM Elections 2025:
A SCRUTINIZING COMMITTEE (7 POSTS) - 2025-2026:
S. No. Name of the Candidates
1. Abhijit Ashok Mulye
2. Amol Ashok Jadhav
3. Anahita Farokh Tarapore
4. Anil Waman T Sawant
5. Anjali Jayant Masarguppi
6. Dattatray Damodar Panchwagh
7. Devdatta Malshe
8. Madhavi Narsalay
9. Malhar K. Gokhale
10. Pankaj Vijay Samel
11. Sneha Nagarkar
12. Umang Anand Kale
B OFFICE BEARERS (2025-2027):
PRESIDENT (1 POST) - 2025-2027:
S.No. Name of the Candidates
1. Kumar Chintaman Ketkar
2. Vinay P. Sahasrabhuddhe
VICE-PRESIDENT (4 POSTS) - 2025-2027:
S.No. Name of the Candidates
1. A.D. Sawant
2. Arjun Thamaji Dangle
3. Arun Shankar
4. Chandraprakash M. Dwivedi
5. Deepak T. Pawar
6. Nitish Bharadwaj
7. Nobby Pariyaram
8. Ramesh Raghunath Patange
9. Renu Parekh
10. Sanjay Vasant Deshmukh
11. Shormishta Mukherjee
12. Sunil Popatlal Kadam
13. Usha R. Vijailakshmi
HON. SECRETARY (1 POST) - 2025-2027:
S.No. Name of the Candidates
1. C.M. Paulsil
2. Vivek Vasant Ganpule
C. MANAGING COMMITTEE (6 Posts) - [2025-2028 – 5 posts and 2025-2027 – 1 post]:
S.No. Name of the Candidates
1. Bharat Gothoskar
2. Ibrahim Afghan
3. Kunda Pramilanilkanth
4. Madhav Bhandari
5. Malhar Arvind Kulkarni
6. Nandini Atmasiddha
7. Prachi Amogh Moghe
8. Pramod Vasant Bapat
9. Rajesh Behere
10. Rama Bishnoi
11. Ramachandran Venkatesh
12. Savitha Suri
13. Sunanda Bhosekar
14. Swati R. Datye
15. Urvashi Ashta
16. V.M. Chakravarthy
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(Mr. K. D. Talokar)
Fit Person & Election Officer
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
22nd June 2026
Publication of final voters' list and election for the various positions of the Trust "The Asiatic Society of Mumbai"

THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI
NOTICE
Sub: Publication of final voters' list and election for the various positions of the Trust "The Asiatic Society of Mumbai" (Reg. No. E-1020)" and ASM Elections 2025 on Saturday, 4th July 2026
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is hereby informed to all the eligible voter members of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai that the Final Voters' List for Elections 2025 is now published on the Website of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai and displayed on the Notice Board of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.
The voting for the Elections 2025 for various positions of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai will be scheduled on Saturday, 4th July 2026 between 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at the Office of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.
All eligible voters should carry the valid Membership I-Card of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai at the time of voting.
Regards,
Yours sincerely,
Mr. K.D. Talokar
Fit Person and Election Officer
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai
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1. Notice Copy
2. Final Voters' List for Elections 2025
3. Publication of final voter's list













