Mumbai, September 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The results of the Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) re-election were announced on Saturday, with Upasana Singh and Sahila Chadha emerging as the top vote-getters.
Upasana Singh secured 360 votes, followed by Sahila Chadha with 357. Vikas Verma received 349 votes, while Deepak Parashar polled 348.
The other candidates secured the following votes: Kunickaa Sadanand 312, Varsha Usgaonkar Sharma 306, Nagma Morarji 290, Nimai Bali 266, Arjun (Feroz Khan) 250, Asmaani Tahi 237, Shehzad Khan 234, Manish Kumar Chaturvedi 219, Sapan Kumar Bhattacharya 197, Rantkumar Singh 184 and Ramakant Borude 176.
Reacting to his result, Deepak Parashar told IANS that he was pleasantly surprised by the strong vote count and said his priority would now be to work for CINTAA members.
“I did not expect this, I am surprised. I have won with very good votes. Now I just want to work for my CINTAA members. I would like them to come back and work with me. Thank you very much,” Parashar said.
Kunickaa Sadanand also thanked members who supported her and said the election victory marked the beginning of the team’s responsibility.
“I am very thankful to all those who voted for me and made our team win. Now our fight has begun. Now we have to work and show whether we are truly capable or not. We have to show that they have trusted us,” she said.
Sadanand further thanked the 571 CINTAA members who participated in voting, saying their participation demonstrated their faith in the association and their desire to keep it functioning.
The re-election was held after a court declined to stay fresh polls ordered by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).
The fresh election was necessitated after 11 members of CINTAA’s 21-member Executive Committee resigned, alleging autocratic functioning within the association.
Separately, actors and CINTAA office-bearers Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure had earlier raised concerns over an alleged breach of members’ privacy and questioned Upasana Singh regarding access to association data.
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