As of 2013, the sport persons who are the new National Icons for Election Commission of India (ECI) are:
The correct choice is: Saina Nehwal and MC Mary Kom After the London 2012 Olympics, the Election Commission of India made bronze medallists Saina Nehwal (badminton) and MC…
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As of 2013, the sport persons who are the new National Icons for Election Commission of India (ECI) are:
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The correct choice is: Saina Nehwal and MC Mary Kom
After the London 2012 Olympics, the Election Commission of India made bronze medallists Saina Nehwal (badminton) and MC Mary Kom (boxing) its new National Icons. Their job was to encourage young people and women to register and vote. They joined earlier icons Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and MS Dhoni.
Hence the answer is ‘Saina Nehwal and MC Mary Kom’.
Since then ECI has named other National Icons, for example Sachin Tendulkar and Rajkummar Rao in 2023.
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