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Saina, Mary Kom to be EC's 'national icons'
November 30, 2012
London Olympic medallists SainaNehwal and M C Mary Kom have been designated as 'national icons' by the Election Commission to help promote voter participation in polls.
The poll body already has former President A P J Abdul Kalam and Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni as its other 'national icons'.
Sources in the Election Commission said 22-year-old Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom, 29, who had won bronze medals in the London Olympics in badminton and boxing respectively, will help in boosting women's participation during the forthcoming Gujarat assembly elections.