Dr Agarwal elected IMA President

Rajasthan's noted physician Dr S S Agarwal was elected unopposed as President of Indian Medical Association (IMA).

While K K Agarwal of Delhi was elected Secretary General, Dr R N Tandon of Delhi was elected Treasurer of the national body of doctors.

Dr Agarwal would hold the post of President for a tenure of two years, leading the IMA's chapters in 29 states and its 1,800 local branches, a communication received from IMA's Election Commissioner Dr P Vijay Chander Reddy said today.

IMA has over 2.4 lakh members countrywide.

The election process was initiated at IMA's Ahmedabad meeting last week, and the result was announced yesterday.