ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Popular is an award given by the Indian Television Academy as a part of its annual event to the female actor who receives the highest votes.
| ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Popular | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Tejasswi Prakash | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress on Television (Popular) |
| Sponsored by | Indian Television Academy |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Recent Winner | Tejasswi Prakash |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 23 |
| First Winner | Smriti Irani for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001) |
| Last Winner | Tejasswi Prakash for Naagin 6 (2023) |
| Website | http://indiantelevisionacademy.com |
First awarded in 2001, the award was originally named Desh Ki Dhadkan but was later renamed.
Superlatives
editAs of 2019, Smriti Irani has won the award 5 times out of the 6 nominations she received from 2001 to 2006. Hina Khan and Surbhi Chandna have won 2 awards out of the 3 nominations they received. Sakshi Tanwar and Shweta Tiwari have 8 and 7 nominations, but have not won a single award. In 2004, Smriti Irani and Mona Singh, while in 2008 Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan shared the award.
Winners and nominees
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2020s
edit| Year | Photo | Actress | Character | Show |
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| 2020 |  |
Surbhi Chandna | Bani Sharma | Naagin 5 |
| Shraddha Arya | Preeta Arora | Kundali Bhagya | ||
| Rupali Ganguly | Anupamaa | Anupamaa | ||
| Helly Shah | Riddhima Raisinghania | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 | ||
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Rupali Ganguly | Anupamaa | Anupamaa |
| Shivangi Khedkar | Pallavi Rao | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | ||
| Ashi Singh | Meet Hooda | Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet | ||
| Helly Shah | Riddhima Raisinghania | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 | ||
| Mallika Singh | Radha | RadhaKrishn | ||
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Pranali Rathod | Akshara Goenka | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
| Tejasswi Prakash | Pratha Gujral | Naagin 6 | ||
| Gulki Joshi | Haseena Malik | Maddam Sir | ||
| Niyati Fatnani | Ginni Grewal | Channa Mereya | ||
| Mallika Singh | Radha | RadhaKrishn | ||
| 2023 | |
Tejasswi Prakash | Pratha Gujral | Naagin 6 |
| Shivangi Joshi | Aradhana Sahni | Barsatein – Mausam Pyaar Ka | ||
| Aditi Sharma | Katha Singh | Katha Ankahee | ||
| Pranali Rathod | Akshara Goenka | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | ||
| Ashi Singh | Meet Hooda | Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet |