ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Popular

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.

First awarded in 2001, the award was originally named Desh Ki Dhadkan but was later renamed.

Superlatives

As 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

2000s

Year	Photo	Actor	Role	Show
2001		Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
		Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
		Neena Gupta	Priya Kapoor	Saans
		Pallavi Joshi	Leela Sharma	Justujoo
		Sandhya Mridul	Kaajal	Koshish - Ek Aasha
2002		Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
		Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Gurdeep Kohli	Dr. Juhi Singh	Sanjivani - a medical boon
		Nausheen Ali Sardar	Kkusum	Kkusum
2003		Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
		Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
		Farida Jalal	Sushma Mehra	Shararat
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Aamna Shariff	Kashish	Kahiin To Hoga
2004		Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
		Mona Singh	Jasmeet Walia	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
		Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
		Geeta Nair	Geeta	Haqeeqat
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Niki Aneja Walia	Dr. Simran Mathur	Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani
2005		Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
		Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
		Niki Aneja Walia	Dr. Simran Mathur	Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Mona Singh	Jassi	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
2006		Rajshree Thakur	Saloni Singh	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Ratna Pathak	Maya Sarabhai	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
		Supriya Pathak	Hansa Parekh	Instant Khichdi
		Divya Dutta	Shanno	Shanno Ki Shaadi
2007		Divyanka Tripathi	Vidya Singh	Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
		Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
		Prachi Desai	Bani Walia	Kasamh Se
		Sarita Joshi	Godavari Thakkar	Baa Bahu Aur Baby
		Smriti Irani	Vasudha	Virrudh
		Mugdha Chaphekar	Sanyogita	Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
2008		Parul Chauhan	Ragini Rajvansh	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
		Sara Khan	Sadhna Rajvansh
		Divyanka Tripathi	Vidya Singh	Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
		Sarita Joshi	Godavari Thakkar	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
		Additi Gupta	Heer Juneja	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
		Avika Gor	Anandi	Balika Vadhu
2009		Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
		Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
		Sara Khan	Sadhna Rajvanshi	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
		Ratan Rajput	Laali	Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo
		Aasiya Kazi	Santo Mahyavanshi	Bandini

2010s

Year	Photo	Actress	Character	Show
2010		Rashami Desai	Tapasya Thakur	Uttaran
		Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
		Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
		Pooja Gor	Pratigya	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
		Ragini Khanna	Suhana Kashyap	Sasural Genda Phool
2011		Giaa Manek	Gopi Modi	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
		Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
		Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
		Pratyusha Banerjee	Anandi	Balika Vadhu
		Pooja Gor	Pratigya	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2012		Nia Sharma	Maanvi Chaudhary	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
		Shweta Tiwari	Sweety Kaur Ahluwalia	Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi
		Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
		Rati Pandey	Indira	Hitler Didi
		Drashti Dhami	Madhubala	Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
2013		Devoleena Bhattacharjee	Gopi Modi	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
		Paridhi Sharma	Jodhabai	Jodha Akbar
		Deepika Singh	Sandhya Rathi	Diya Aur Baati Hum
		Ankita Lokhande	Archana Deshmukh	Pavitra Rishta
		Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
2014		Deepika Singh	Sandhya Rathi	Diya Aur Baati Hum
		Sriti Jha	Pragya Arora	Kumkum Bhagya
		Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Iyer	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
		Sanaya Irani	Parvati	Rangrasiya
		Preetika Rao	Aaliya	Beintehaa
		Drashti Dhami	Madhubala	Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
		Pooja Sharma	Draupadi	Mahabharat
2015		Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
		Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
		Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Iyer	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
		Kratika Sengar	Tanu Bedi	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
		Pallavi Kulkarni	Ragini Khanna	Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
2016		Mouni Roy	Shivanya Singh	Naagin 1
		Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
		Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Iyer	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
		Kratika Sengar	Tanu Bedi	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
		Rubina Dilaik	Soumya	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2017		Helly Shah	Devanshi Chaudhary	Devanshi
		Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
		Mouni Roy	Shivangi Singh	Naagin 2
		Surbhi Chandna	Anika Trivedi	Ishqbaaaz
		Aditi Rathore	Avni Ayesha	Naamkarann
2018		Surbhi Chandna	Anika Trivedi	Ishqbaaz
		Jennifer Winget	Zoya Siddique	Bepannah
		Drashti Dhami	Nandini Thakur	Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka
		Rubina Dilaik	Soumya Singh	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
		Aditi Rathore	Avni Ayesha	Naamkarann
2019		Shivangi Joshi	Naira Goenka	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
		Shraddha Arya	Preeta Arora	Kundali Bhagya
		Ashi Singh	Naina Agarwal	Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
		Erica Fernandes	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay

2020s

Year	Photo	Actress	Character	Show
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
2021		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
2022		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

See also

• ITA Award for Best Actor in a Drama - Popular
• ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Jury

References

External links

• Indian Television Academy Awards