Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna (LK) Advani on 19 July 2017 received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a Parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha.
He received the award from Vice President Hamid Ansari at a function organised by the Lokmat Media Group to honour distinguished Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.
Other Awardees
| Name | Award |
| JD-U leader Sharad Yadav | Lifetime Achievement Award as a Rajya Sabha representative |
| Socialist Party MP NK Premachandran | Best Parliamentarian (Lok Sabha) |
| Congress leader Kumari Sushmita Dev | Best Woman Parliamentarian (Lok Sabha) |
| BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi | Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian (Lok Sabha) |
| CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury | Best Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) |
| Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan | Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) |
| Congress MP Rajni Patil | Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) |
How were the awardees selected?
• The awardees were selected by a jury headed by former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil.
• The criteria for choosing the awardees included whether the parliamentarians followed the rules of procedures of the House.
• The Jury also considered if these parliamentarians spoke only about their constituencies, their states or the nation as a whole.
• They also considered if parliamentarians took into account the situation developing across the world in terms of economic situation, international relations, cultural relations, war and peace and science & technology.
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