STATE: The Election Commission of India will present two officers from Tripura with the Best Electoral Practice Awards 2023 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their best electoral practices.

The two officers namely, Saju Vaheed (IAS), currently holding the post of DM (south) and posted in Belonia, and Ramesh Chand Yadav (IPS), holding the post of SP (Dhalai), both belonging to the all India cadre have been selected for the prestigious award.

Saju Vaheed has been awarded for ensuring ‘accessible elections,’ and Dr. Ramesh Chand Yadav has been selected for the award for security management.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account and congratulated them. “Heartiest congratulations to Shri Saju Vaheed A. (IAS), DM & Collector, South Tripura & Dr. Ramesh Chand Yadav (IPS), SP-Dhalai have been given the Best Electoral Practice Award 2023 under the Accessible Elections & Security Management category respectively,” he wrote.

The awards were announced in four categories, which are the ‘General Award,’ ‘Special Award,’ ‘Award for Government Department/ Agency/ PSU, and ‘Best Performing State Award.’

A total of 13 bureaucrats will be honored with the awards this year. The awards will be presented to them on January 25 in New Delhi.