New Delhi (19.01.2024): Around a week ahead of celebration of the 14th National Voters Day on January 25, 2024 in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the Best Electoral Practice Awards -- 2023. Altogether thirteen officials, who played key role and displayed exemplary performance, would be given awards in various categories and sub-categories.
The list of thirteen awardees to be presented awards in four categories goes as follows:
GENERAL AWARD:
Vinit Nandanwar (IAS: 2013: CG), Collector and District Election Officer (DEO), Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) for Election Management.
Divya Prabhu GR (IAS: 2014: CG), DEO, Chitradugra (Karnataka) for Electoral Roll Management.
Dr Vipin ltankar (IAS: 2014: MH), DEO, Nagpur (Maharashtra) for Voter's Education and Electoral Participation.
Ansh Deep (IAS: 2013: RJ), District Collector & DEO, Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) for IT Initiatives.
Saju Vaheed A (IAS: 2015: TR), DEO, South Tripura (Tripura) for Accessible Elections.
Dr Ramesh Chand Yadav (IPS: 2018: TR), Superintendent of Police, Dhalai (Tripura) for Security Management
Vineet Kumar (IPS: 2015: AGMUT), Superintendent of Police, Champhai (Mizoram) for Security Management
SPECIAL AWARD
Vikas Kumar (IPS), Nodal officer (Election Expenditure), Election Management & Innovative Measures.
Sarfaraz Ahmad (IAS: 2009: TG), Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana for Election Management.
Rohan Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Niwari (Madhya Pradesh) for Voter's Education and Electoral Participation
Syed Nasir Jamil, System Analyst, Chief Electoral Office, Jharkhand for IT Initiatives
AWARD FOR GOVT. DEPT./ AGENCY/ PSU
Shikha C (IAS: 2004: KN), Election Management (Expenditure). Currently, she is Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Karnataka.
BEST PERFORMING STATE AWARD
Reena Babasaheb Kangale (IAS: 2003: CG), Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh.
