The Election Commission of India has designated India’s legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as a National Icon to encourage greater voter participation in the electoral process.
An MoU was signed with Tendulkar in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for a period of three years.
Last year, the commission had recognized actor Pankaj Tripathi as a national icon.
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous and quasi-judicial institution that was formed to elect representatives to the representative institutions of India from various constituencies in India in a free and fair manner.
The Election Commission of India was established on 25 January 1950.
