Padma Award 2026, one of India’s highest civilian honours, has been announced. This time there are upcoming assembly elections in five states. In such a situation, the question is how many people have been given Padma awards in the elections to be held in those states this year. This list is of such heroes who will be honored with these awards this year. The government has also released the official list.

7 people have been awarded Padma Award in Kerala. 11 people from Bengal, 5 people from Assam, 1 award from Tripura and maximum 13 people from Tamil Nadu have been awarded this award.

Which people from Kerala got the award?

Those who have been selected for the Padma Award in Kerala include KT Thomas in the public sector, P Narayana in literature and education, VS Achuthanandan in the public sector, Mammootty in the arts sector, Vellappally Natation in the public sector, AE Matthunayagam in the science and engineering sector, Kalamandalam Vimala Menon in the arts sector, Kollakal Devaki Amma Ji for social work.

Which five people from Assam got the award?

The five people from Assam who have been given this award include Haricharan Saikia in the art field, Kabindra Purkayastha in the public sector, Nuruddin Ahmed in the art field, Pokhila Lekthepi in the art field.

These people got Padma Award in Bengal
Among the 11 people who have received the award in Bengal, Ashok Kumar Halder has been awarded the award in literature and education. At the same time, Gambhir Singh Yonjon has been awarded with Literature and Education, Hari Madhav Mukhopadhyay in Arts, Jyotish Debnath in Arts, Kumar Bose in Arts, Mahendra Nath in Literature and Education, Prosenjit Chatterjee in Arts, Ravi Lal Tudu in Literature and Education, Saroj Mandal in Medicine, Tarun Bhattacharya in Arts, Trupti Mukherjee in Arts.

Which 13 people from Tamil Nadu were awarded the Padma Award?

13 people have been awarded the Padma Award in Tamil Nadu. Among these, Kallipatti Ramaswami Palaniswami has been awarded the award in the field of medicine. SKM Mailainandan has been awarded this award in the social field. Gayatri Balasubramaniam and Rajini Balasubramaniam have been given a joint award in the field of arts. HV Hande has been awarded the Padma Award for Medicine, K Rama Swamy for Science and Engineering, K Vijay Kumar for Civil Service, Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan for Arts, Puniyamurthi Natesan for Medicine, R Krishnanan for Arts, Rajasthapati Kaliyappa Gounder for Arts, Shiva Shankari for Education and Literature, Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam for Arts. Apart from this, Tripura’s King Chandra Dev Verma has been awarded the Padma Award.

Padma Awards 2026: Before Republic Day, the Central Government has released the list of Padma Awards for the year 2026. This time, 131 people from across the country have been selected for these awards for their excellent contribution in different fields. This includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.

Like every year, through these honours, people who do special work in the society are recognized. This time this honor has been given to people associated with different fields like art, literature, sports, science, education, medicine, social service, industry, business, agriculture and administration. Let us know which famous people related to business have received this honour.

Padma Awards 2026: Prominent industrialists honored

This time, many prominent industrialists and entrepreneurs have been honored with the Padma Award 2026 for their outstanding contributions. Uday Kotak, who has played an important role in the banking sector for a long time, has been awarded Padma Bhushan.

Whereas Solar Industries India Chairman Satyanarayan Nuwal has received the Padma Shri award for promoting indigenous ammunition in the defense sector. Apart from this, TT Jagannathan, known as ‘Pressure Cooker King’ and head of TTK Group, has been awarded Padma Shri posthumously.

In this sequence, Dalit entrepreneur Ashok Khade has been honored with Padma Shri for creating his own identity in the corporate world. Textile businessman and founder of ‘Donate Life’ organization Nilesh Mandlewala has also received the Padma Shri award. All these honors are given by the Government of India for the important contribution made to the country’s economy and society.

These celebrities got respect

This time, former Chief Minister of Kerala V.S. has been nominated for the Padma Vibhushan award. Achuthanandan, veteran actor Dharmendra and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder Shibu Soren have been elected posthumously. This is considered the second highest civilian honor in the country.

Playback singer Alka Yagnik, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari, famous South Indian cinema actor Mammootty and well-known banker Uday Kotak have been honored with the Padma Bhushan Award. All of them have been given this honor for their significant contribution in their respective fields over a long period of time.

Also read: IPO Calendar: 5 new public issues in the week starting January 27; Know date, price and listing details