ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Popular
| ITA Award for Best Actress Popular | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress on Television |
| Sponsored by | Indian Television Academy Mumbai, India |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Recent Winner | Shivangi Joshi |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 19 |
| First Winner | Smriti Irani for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001) |
| Last Winner | Shivangi Joshi for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2019) |
| Website | http://indiantelevisionacademy.com |
ITA Award for Best Actress 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 to Best Actress Popular.
Winners & nominees
| Indicates the winner |
As of 2019, Smriti Irani has won the award for the record 5 times out of constant 6 nominations from 2001-2006. Hina Khan has won 2 awards out of 3 nominations. Sakshi Tanwar and Shweta Tiwari has 8 and 7 nominations respectively without winning a single award. In the year 2004 Smriti Irani and Mona Singh and in the year 2008 Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan shared the award.