Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will start a new innings in August 2023 as the
Election Commission of India’s national icon for voter awareness and education. In
this context which of the following statement is correct?
I. The ECI would sign a memorandum of understanding with Tendulkar to be a voter
awareness ambassador for three years.
II. For the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the ECI had drafted cricketer M.S. Dhoni, actor
Aamir Khan and boxed Mary Kom as its national icons.

Correct option is A

• The ECI also uses social media, radio, and TV along with national icons to conduct awareness drives.​
• The initiative is part of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP).
• In 2019, Dhoni, Aamir Khan, and Mary Kom were part of ECI's awareness drive.
• The campaign aims to increase youth voter turnout and electoral literacy.