ECI has picked thirteen officers for Best Electoral Practice Awards for the year 2023.
The announcement has come from the Election Commission of India, prior to the celebration of the fourteenth National Voters Day on January 25, 2024 in the Capital. It has awarded 13 officials for the Best Electoral Practice Awards — 2023. These officers have played key role and displayed exemplary performance and now they are to be awarded in various categories and sub-categories.
The list includes in four categories as mentioned below:
(For Government Departments/ Agency/ PSU)
2004 Batch IAS Shikha C (KN), Election Management (Expenditure). Presently, she is Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Karnataka.
(Special Award)
IPS Vikas Kumar (IPS), Nodal officer (Election Expenditure), Election Management & Innovative Measures.
Syed Nasir Jamil, System Analyst, Chief Electoral Office, Jharkhand for IT Initiatives
2009 Batch IAS Sarfaraz Ahmad ( 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
(General Award)
Divya Prabhu GR (IAS: 2014: CG), DEO, Chitradugra (Karnataka) for Electoral Roll Management.
Vinit Nandanwar (IAS: 2013: CG), Collector and District Election Officer (DEO), Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) for Election Management.
Dr Vipin ltankar (IAS: 2014: MH), DEO, Nagpur (Maharashtra) for Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation.
Saju Vaheed A (IAS: 2015: TR), DEO, South Tripura (Tripura) for Accessible Elections.
Ansh Deep (IAS: 2013: RJ), District Collector & DEO, Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) for IT Initiatives.
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
(Best Performing State Award)
Reena Babasaheb Kangale (IAS: 2003: CG), Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh.
