Local media reports say the election was marred by many irregularities. However the society announced late in the evening that Sookoo had emerged as the winner.
Sookoo welcomed the vote of confidence in her leadership and said she is looking forward to strengthening of the sector in 2012.
Early in the day Sookoo had asked police to intervene to blcok certain members from attending the event, which coincided with the society's annual general meeting. She claimed that the registration had stopped and a specific agenda for the meeting had been determined.
The move prevented about 100 farmers from voting. Local media reported that just over 1,400 farmers were registered.
The secretary's report to the meeting was highly critical of the leadership. Gaynell Seenath said the society had no strategic plan, no businesses plan, no work plan, no plan how to spend the $4.7 million that was allocated to it in the 2012 budget.
Sookoo said in her report that some members have tried to malign her good name with false accusations. She explained that the $4 million that was in the society's account when she became president was used for several programmes.
She also invited financial members to peruse the books.
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