MANLIBNET ELECTIONS 2026
Honouring the Legacy, Building the Present, Innovating the Future
This dedicated page introduces the candidates and team standing for the upcoming MANLIBNET Elections 2026. We respectfully invite all eligible members of the Management Libraries Network to explore the candidate profiles and support their leadership for a stronger library community.
Candidates for Office-Bearer Positions
Candidates contesting for the principal executive positions of MANLIBNET, clearly presenting each contesting election post alongside their professional credentials.
Dr. Nihar K. Patra
Current Professional Designation
Head Librarian
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
Dr. Deepali Kubarker
Current Designation
Head-Digital Library
Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai
Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Current Designation
Head-Library
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad
Prof. (Dr.) Ashok K. Upadhyay
Current Designation
University Librarian
Chandigarh University, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Imran Khan
Current Designation
College Librarian
Zakir Husain Delhi College (University of Delhi), Delhi
Dr. Shivendra Singh
Current Designation
Senior Librarian
AIIMS, Raipur
Support & Vote for Dr. Shams Khan
Librarian
IILM University, Greater Noida
“Your Vote • Your Voice • Our Professional Community. Let us connect, collaborate, and create a stronger library community.”
MANLIBNET Election Team
Accomplished library leaders and information professionals representing institutions across India, standing together as the election team shown in the reference material.
Dr. Azizur Rahman
College Librarian
Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), University of Delhi
Mr. Kunwar Abhishek Pratap
Librarian
SRIMT, Lucknow
Mrs. Madhavi Wadkar
Senior Librarian
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Dr. Meghana Sanjeeva
Librarian
Vivekanand Education Society's College of Arts, Sc. and Com., Mumbai
Dr. Monawwer Eqbal
Deputy Librarian
AMU, Aligarh
Dr. Neeza Singh
Librarian
T. S. Central State Library, Chandigarh
Mr. Nitesh Singh Pawar
Librarian
ICMR HQ, New Delhi
Dr. Nitin Kude
Librarian, MNLU
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Dr. Pawan Agrawal
Assistant Librarian
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, Silvassa, DNH
Mrs. Saira Bano Qureshi
Librarian
Daly College, Indore
Dr. Shams Khan
Librarian
IILM University, Greater Noida
Prof. Varsha Chopade
Library & Information Science Professional
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
Dr. Vikram Sharma
University Librarian
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala
Dr. Vilas Nimbhorkar
Library & Information Professional
IIM, Indore
Your Vote Matters
“We sincerely appeal to all eligible MANLIBNET members to support and vote for the candidates in the MANLIBNET Elections 2026.”
Together, let us honour the legacy of library and information networks, build present capabilities, and innovate future-ready academic and corporate libraries across India.