Election Commission award for The Hindu Tamil

Poll panel lauds its extensive coverage and targeted campaign for informed and ethical voting

January 25, 2020 06:31 pm | Updated 07:21 pm IST - NEW DELHI

President Ram Nath Kovind presents National Media Award for print to K. Asokan, Editor, The Hindu Tamil, in New Delhi on January 25, 2020. Also seen is Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

President Ram Nath Kovind presents National Media Award for print to K. Asokan, Editor, The Hindu Tamil, in New Delhi on January 25, 2020. Also seen is Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The Hindu Tamil  has won the Election Commission of India’s award for its voter awareness and education campaign in 2019 as part of the poll panel’s national awards given on the occasion of the 10th National Voters Day. 

President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the awards for best electoral practices to officers in conducting elections as well as civil society organisations and media groups for spreading awareness. 

The Hindu Tamil  received the award in the print media category for “extensive coverage and targeted campaign towards informed and ethical voting during Lok Sabha 2019” and encouraging “masses to exercise their franchise and vote on merit of candidates”, according to the citation. 

Among the winners were Anantnag District Election Officer (DEO) Khalid Jahangir and Jagitial (Telangana) DEO Adavathu Sarat (for election management), Imphal DEO Rangitabali Waikhom (inclusive and participative elections), Alwar DEO Indrajeet Singh (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation programme activities) and Hisar DEO Ashok Kumar Meena (IT initiatives).

The awards for excellence for States went to Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha with Chief Electoral Officers Sirra Karuna Raju, Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and Surendra Kumar respectively receiving the awards. 

Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Anil Verma of the Association for Democratic Reforms and Bhushan Punani of the Blind People’s Association were also recognised for their work.

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