Election Commission to present awards to media organisations

October 27, 2014 23:03

The Election Commission of India plans to give away the National Media Awards to media houses for conducting campaigns to educate and make voters aware of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Awards will be given separately to print and electronic media.

The Election Commission has directed chief electoral officers of all states to send nominations of two media houses which worked to create awareness during elections, an official release said here today.

The Commission has also directed its award related circular dated October 9 to be uploaded to the chief electoral officer's website. Media houses may also send their nominations directly to the Election Commission, it said.

A jury constituted by the Election Commission will consider nominations, which should reach it along with the states CEOs' recommendation by October 30. The National Media Awards will be given away on National Voters' Day on January 25, 2015, it said.

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