The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has presented the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017.
Lokmat was founded by a group of Indian freedom fighters, in 1918, in Yavatmal, Maharashtra. From a small regional newspaper, it has now grown into one of the largest circulated regional dailies and has diversified into practically every aspect of media from print to television to digital segment.
Lokmat Parliamentary Awards – Winners (Lok Sabha)
1. Lifetime Achievement Award – LK Advani, Hon’ble Former Dy PM & MP, Lok Sabha
2. Best Parliamentarian Award 2016 – NK Premachandran, Hon’ble MP & Leader, RSP, Lok Sabha
3. Best Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 – Kumari Sushmita Dev, Hon’ble MP, Lok Sabha,
4. Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 – Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon’ble MP Lok Sabha & National Spokesperson, BJP
Lokmat Parliamentary Awards – Winners (Lok Sabha)
1. Lifetime Achievement Award – Sharad Yadav, Hon’ble Leader, Janata Dal, MP, Rajya Sabha
2. Best Parliamentarian Award 2016 – Sitaram Yechury, Hon’ble Leader, CPM, MP, Rajya Sabha
3. Best Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 – Jaya Bachchan, Samajwadi Party, MP, Rajya Sabha
4. Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 – Rajani Patil, Hon’ble MP, Rajya Sabha