New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday appointed Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao as its National Icon to improve the electoral participation in the upcoming five state assembly polls and the 2024 general elections.
An MoU has been exchanged between Rajkumar Rao and the ECI in New Delhi in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and other senior officials of ECI.
Rao thanked the ECI for recognizing him as a National Icon.
Speaking on this occasion, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said, the ECI is set to start a special drive from tomorrow to update the details in the electoral rolls except in the five poll bound states of Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and Mizoram.
In August this year, the ECI recognized Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as National Icon to promote voter awareness.
