<P> The President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is the highest post at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which runs Cricket in India . Though the post is an honorary one, it is considered a highly prestigious post due popularity of the game in the India and the financial clout of the organisation . Over the years influential politicians, royalty and businessmen have occupied the post of President . The president is elected at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting with each of the 30 affiliates of the BCCI getting a vote . The outgoing president also has a vote as chairman of the meeting . The post is rotated zone-wise across India and a person can hold the post of BCCI president for a maximum of three years . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took Office </Th> <Th> Left Office </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> RE Grant Govan </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hamidullah Khan </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> KS Digvijaysinhji </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> P Subbarayan </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Anthony S D'Mello </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> JC Mukherji </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Maharajkumar of Vizianagram </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Sardar Surjitsingh Majithia </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> RK Patel </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> MA Chidambaram </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> ZR Irani </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> AN Ghose </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> PM Rungta </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Ramprakash Mehra </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> M Chinnaswamy </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> SK Wankhede </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> NKP Salve </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> S Sriraman </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> BN Dutt </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Madhavrao Scindia </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> IS Bindra </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Raj Singh Dungarpur </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> AC Muthiah </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Jagmohan Dalmiya </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Ranbir Singh Mahendra </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Sharad Pawar </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Shashank Manohar </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> N Srinivasan </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Jagmohan Dalmiya </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Interim </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> N Srinivasan </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Shivlal Yadav </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Interim </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Sunil Gavaskar </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Interim (IPL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Jagmohan Dalmiya </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Died in Office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Shashank Manohar </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Resigned </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Anurag Thakur </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Sacked </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Vinod Rai </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took Office </Th> <Th> Left Office </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr>

Which politician was the president of the bcci from 1990 to 1993