NEW DELHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has elected its new leadership for the term 2025-26 during its 26th Council meeting on February 12.
CA Charanjot Singh Nanda is the new president, while CA Prasanna Kumar D has been elected as the vice president.
ICAI has elected its #NewICAITorchBearers for the Council Year 2025-26
Congratulations to CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda, President, ICAI & CA. Prasanna Kumar D, Vice-President, ICAI
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The leadership baton has been passed from CA Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal to CA Charanjot Singh Nanda as president, and from CA Charanjot Singh Nanda to CA Prasanna Kumar D as vice-president.
CA Charanjot Singh Nanda, the 73rd president of ICAI, is a Fellow Member with 34 years of experience as a practicing Chartered Accountant since 1991.
He completed his Bachelor of Commerce from MLN College in 1987, consistently securing a spot on the merit list at Kurukshetra University.
He ranked 35th in the CA Inter Examination and became a Chartered Accountant in 1991.
Nanda has held several leadership positions in ICAI, including Chairman of the Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) in 2002-2003.
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, GoI administered the oath of office to CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda and CA. Prasanna Kumar D as the New President and Vice President of ICAI for the Council Year 2025-26. pic.twitter.com/N1h7UUhFun
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He was elected to the Central Council of ICAI in 2004 and has served six terms. In 2024-25, he served as Vice President before becoming President in his seventh term.
The oath of office was administered by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (I/C) for Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
CA Prasanna Kumar D, the new vice-president, holds a Bachelorโs degree in Zoology from Loyola College, Chennai, and an MA in Sociology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
He became a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and is a Fellow Member of ICAI with over three decades of experience.
He has been elected to the Central Council of ICAI for three consecutive terms โ the 24th, 25th, and 26th Councils.
