Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Awards for Electoral Excellence Honored
Prakasam, Nellore, and Hyderabad districts in India won awards for doing a great job in managing elections.
They were recognized at a special event called National Voters’ Day.
Prakasam got the award for being excellent in election management, and Nellore came in fifth place for doing a good job in a process called Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Hyderabad was awarded for successfully conducting the Jubilee Hills assembly by-election using modern technology like drone surveillance.
The people who received the awards said it was because of the hard work and teamwork of everyone involved.
The awards were presented by important officials like the Chief Secretary and the Governor.
Prakasam district collector P. Rajababu received a state-level award for effective implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and superior electoral mapping.
Nellore district secured fifth place for the quality of its SIR process execution, with several officials also awarded for their contributions.
Hyderabad's GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan received a special award for the successful, peaceful, and transparent conduct of the Jubilee Hills assembly by-election.
The awards were presented during the 16th National Voters’ Day celebrations in Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
The Governor of Telangana lauded the use of drone surveillance technology and the visionary leadership of RV Karnan in ensuring a smooth polling process.
- Who
- Prakasam, Nellore, and Hyderabad districts, P. Rajababu, Himanshu Shukla, RV Karnan, K. Vijayanand, Jishnu Dev Varma, Vivek Yadav, Asher, Ramprasad, Bollam Venkata Ramanaiah
- What
- Awards for outstanding performance in electoral management
- When
- During the 16th National Voters’ Day celebrations
- Where
- Tummalapalli Kalakshetram, Vijayawada and Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
- Why
- For effective implementation of electoral mapping and SIR process, and successful execution of the Jubilee Hills assembly by-election
- Districts Honored
- Prakasam, Nellore, Hyderabad
- Award Category
- Electoral Management
- Event
- 16th National Voters’ Day
- Location
- Tummalapalli Kalakshetram, Vijayawada and Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
- Award Presenters
- Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand, Governor Jishnu Dev Varma
- Recipients
- P. Rajababu (Prakasam), Himanshu Shukla (Nellore), RV Karnan (Hyderabad)
- Awarded Officials
- Asher, Ramprasad, Bollam Venkata Ramanaiah
Sources
Prakasam, Nellore Earn State Honours for Poll Management
Prakasam collector honored for electoral excellence
Karnan receives special award from Governor
GHMC Commissioner receives special award from Governor
Vote democracy’s powerful weapon: Gopala Krishna
