- Actor Rajkumar Rao has been designated by the Indian Election Commission as the National Icon for October 2023.
- The purpose of national symbols is to increase voter awareness.
- The national icon wants to raise voter awareness in order to boost turnout.
- Rajkumar Rao will encourage people to cast ballots in the five states’ upcoming assembly elections.
- Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was designated as the country’s national icon in August of this year.
- The five states that will have assembly elections are Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.
- On December 3, the outcomes of these states’ assembly elections will be announced simultaneously.
