Who will end up as MTV Youth Icon?

MTV has introduced a new category for its Youth Icon 2005 - Ubhartha Sitara and Sania Mirza is one of the nominee in that category for her extraordinary performance on the tennis court this year.

The six nominees include heavyweights from fields as diverse as films, sports, politics, fashion, music, business. Every year, millions of young Indians vote for their favorite Youth Icon among a host of news-makers. The number of public votes acquired by each one of the seven nominees will decide the final Youth Icon for 2005.

The nominees include Sonia Gandhi (57), president of the Congress party, Shah Rukh Khan (39), Badsha of Bollywood, Manish Malhotra (34) , the first Indian to win a Filmfare award for Costume Designer (Urmila Matondkar), Irfan Pathan (19),ICC Award winner as emerging player of the year-2004, Azim Premji (59), chairman, Wipro, Sonu Nigam , a popular singer and Sania Mirza.

The nominations have been arrived at after a 10-city study conducted by Indian Market Research Bureau

Voting can be done online by logging onto www.mtvindia.com. Viewers can also sms ICON to 6882 to vote for their choice or call 1250-122(BSNL) or 1250-111-122 (MTNL) Voting has begun from 18 March and continues till 1 May and the winner will be announced on 10 June.