
A view of Canara Bank building and logo in Bengaluru
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Bheema Shankar Taddewadi has been elected as the national president of the Canara Bank SC/ST Employees’ Welfare Association (Regd.) in its first-ever election. The association has over 12,000 members nationwide.
Mr. Taddewadi, a Senior Manager at Canara Bank’s MSME Branch in Kalaburagi, secured over 70% of the votes.
The polls were conducted by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Bengaluru, following a directive by the High Court of Karnataka, with members voting from across India.
Other elected office-bearers include Rasananda Munda from Bhubaneswar (Vice-President), Vinod Kumar, Delhi, (General Secretary), Na Duraibhaskar, Chennai, (Deputy General Secretary), Shivakumar S. (Chief Organizing Secretary), and Nayana A. from Bengaluru (Treasurer).
Published – December 23, 2025 11:56 am IST


