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National & Regional Icons
With the aim of creating awareness and motivating the masses to participate in the electoral process, popular public figures like sportspersons Shri M S Dhoni, Mr Jasbir Jassi, Dr Niru Kumar and film actor Shri Aamir Khan have been designated as ECI’s National Icons. In addition, several artists, sportspersons, actors, musicians and public figures have become the face of SVEEP initiatives in the States.
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List of National Icons
S. No. Name of Icon 1 Mr. M.S. Dhoni 2 Mr. Aamir Khan 3 Dr. Niru Kumar 4 Mr. Jasbir Jassi List of State Icons
S. No. State Name of Icon Field 1 Andhra Pradesh Mr. Kidambi Shrikanth Badminton Player Ms. P.V. Sindhu Badminton Player Mr. Ajay Kumar Reddy Captain of Visually Impaired Indian Cricket Team 2 Arunachal Pradesh Ms. Chum Darang Actress Mr. Thupten Tsering Musician 3 Assam Mr. Kopil Bora Actor Ms. Anindita Paul Singer Mr. Rakesh Banik Paracyclist 4 Bihar Ms. Sharda Sinha Folk Singer Mr. Pankaj Tripathi Bollywood Actor Ms. Santosh Yadav Mountaineer 5 Chhattisgarh Ms. Mamta Chandrakr (Padmashree) Folk Singer Ms. Saba Anjum (Padmashree) Ex-Captain (Indian Women Hockey Team) Mr. Vijay Sharma Masterchef Mr. Chitrasen Sahu National Wheelchair Basketball Player, Blade Runner, and a Mountaineer 6 Gujarat Mr. Cheteshwar Pujara Indian Cricket TestTeam Player Ms. Ankita Raina Tennis Player Ms. Paul D Parmar Badminton Player in Physically disabled category Mr. Ganesh Mahudar Cricket Player (Blind) Ganesh Muhudkar Blind Cricket Player Ms. Payal H Rathva National Gold Medalist, Archery Ms. Daxa J. Patel Bharatnatayam exponent, silver Medallist in culture Olymiad Mr. Kiran Parmar Kabaddi Player of Indian Kabaddi Team Mr. Vipsi Kasad World record holder in Martial Art Ms. Ms. Bhavina Patel Gold Medal in Single International para Table Tennis Championship in Thailand:2019 7 Haryana Mr. Amit Saroha Para Olympian Mr. Harvinder Singh Para Olympian Mr. Sumit Antil Para Olympian 8 Himachal Pradesh Ms Shalini Sharma Radio MJ 95.0 BIG FM Ms. Muskan Thakur Singer 9 Jharkhand Ms. Bacchendri Pal (Padma Bhushan) Mountaineering and Adventure Ms. Asunta Lakra Hockey Mr. Silvanus Dungdung Hockey Mr. Ajay Malkani Theatre Artist Mr. Saurabh Tiwary Cricketer Ms. Aruna Mishra Boxing Padma Shri Mukund Nayak Folk Artist 10 Karnataka Dr. Chandrasekhar Kambara Great Literature, Jnanpeetha Awardee Mr. Rahul Sharad Dravid Sports Person - Cricket Ms. Pranita Subhash Actress Ms. Saalumarada Timmakka An environmentalist Mr. K C Nanda Cariappa Param Vishisht Seva Medal,Vayu Sena Medal: The first Indian Army Commander-in-Chief Mr. Chandan Shetty Actor, Lyricist, Singer and Music Director Mr. Vasishta N Simha Film actor, Singer and Dubbing Artist Ms. Vaishnavi Ravi Kumar Sandalwood Actress and Television star Ms. Rajini Television stShri Samir Barmanar Ms. Ashwini Angadi UN Special Envoy for Global Education & Youth Courage award for Education, part of the Malala Day Celebrations on July 12, 2013 at the world body. Mr. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Paraolympian - Athlete 11 Kerala Mr. K.S Chithra Playback Singer Mr. Sanju Samson Cricketer Ms. Tiffany Brar Social Activist 12 Madhya Pradesh Mr. Rajiv Verma Actor / Film, TV & Stage artist Ms. Divyanka Triphati Dahiya Actress / TV Actor / Model Ms. Palak Muchal Singer / Artist Mr. Govind Namdev Actor / Film, TV & Stage Artist Mr. Kartik Aryan Actor / Film Artist Ms. Deshna Jain State Icon Lok Sabha. 13 Maharashtra Dr. Anil Kakodkar Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Maharashtra Bhushan Award(2012) Ms. Smriti Mandhana Sports Person. International Women Cricketer Ms. Mrinal Dev Kulkarni Actress Mr. Virdhawal Khade Swimmer, Arjun Award Recipient. Ms. Rahi Sarnobat Pistol Shooting Ms. Lalita Babar Athletics Ms. Usha Jadhav Actress Ms. Gauri Sawant Social Activist Mr. Nilesh Singit Social Activist Mr. Madhu Mangesh Karnik Marathi Literary Activist Mr. Prashant Damle Actor Ms. Nishiganda Waad Actress 14 Manipur Ms. Sunita Nepram Singer 15 Meghalaya Summersalt Org. Shillong Chamber Choir Org. 16 Mizoram Mr. Shylo Malsawmtluanga Indian Footballer Mr. Pu Lalbuatsaiha 17 Odisha Mr. Dutee Chand Sprinter (Athlete) Ms. Sivani Sangita Odia Cine Artist Mr. Swaraj Barik Odia Cine Artist Mr. Pramod Bhagat Para-Badminton Player (Athlete) Ms. Jayanti Behera Para-Athlete Track and Field 18 Punjab Mr. Abhinav Bindra Retired sports shooter Mr. Gurdas Mann Legendary Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor Dr. Kiran Kumari Academician.Social Activist 19 Rajasthan Mr. Rajat Chauhan Indian Compound Archer Ms. Apurvi Chandela Indian Sport Shooter (10 metre air rifle) Mr. Devendra Jhajariya Indian Paralympic Javelin thrower Ms. Shatabdi Awasthi Para Athelete throw events (Javelin, Shot Put, Discuss) Ms. Avani Lekhara Gold Medalist in 10 Mtr. Air Rifle Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Mr. Sundar Gurjar Bronze Medalist in Javelin throw Tokyo Paralympics 2020 20 Sikkim Ms. Draupadi Ghimirey Social Activist Ms. Sandhya Gurung Boxing Coach Mr. Bikram Bhattarai 21 Tamil nadu Ms A.R. Rahaina Music composer Ms. Chitra Playback Singer Mr. Nizhalkal Ravi Actor Mr. Aari Arjunan Actor Ms Abinaya Actress Mr. Robo Sankar Actor Mr. Thiru Sankara Raman Act as icon for PwDs 22 Telangana Ms Abhinaya Film Actress Mr. Mahender Vaishnav Cricketer Ms. Shravya Kanithi Singer Mr. Boya Ramanjaneyulu International Para badminton Player 23 Tripura Sh. Samir Barman Paralympian Swimming 24 Uttarakhand Mr. Padmshri Pritam Bharthwan Folk Singer & Jagar Samrat Mr. Ruskin Bond Famous Writer Mr. Padmshri Kalyan Singh Rawat Maiti Environmentalist Ms. Tashi Malik Mountaineer Ms.Nungshi Malik Mountaineer Dr. Madhuri Barthwal Famous Artist Mr.. Manoj Sarkar Badminton Ms. Priyanka Negi Singer Ms. Kavita Bisht Social Worker Mr. Manish Rawat Olympian/Runner Union Territories - UTs 1 NCT of Delh Ms. Manika Batra Table Tennis Players Sh. Rishabh Pant Cricket Player Sh. Naved Khan RJ Ms. Alaknanda Dasgupta Kathak Dancer Sh. Neeraj Yadav Para Olympian (Javelin Throw) Sh. Ankur Dhama Para Olympian (Runner) Sh. Sharad Kumar Paralympian (Athlete) 2 Lakshadweep Shri Ali Manikfan (Padma) Folk Singer Dr. S Rahmath Beegum (Padma) International Hocky Player
