Wed Jan 29 14:58:22 UTC 2025: ## Republic Day Parade 2025: JAK Rifles and Delhi Police Win Top Marching Honours

**New Delhi, January 29, 2025** – The 76th Republic Day parade concluded with the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles (JAK Rifles) regiment winning the best marching contingent award among the three Services, while Delhi Police secured the top spot among Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and other auxiliary forces. These awards were determined by three separate judging panels assessing the Services, CAPFs, and tableaux from various states, union territories, and ministries.

Uttar Pradesh’s tableau, showcasing Mahakumbh-2025 under the theme “Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas,” won first place among the states and union territories. Tripura and Andhra Pradesh secured second and third place respectively. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ tableau, “Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh,” was declared the best among central ministries and departments. Special prizes were also awarded to the Central Public Works Department and the “Jayati Jai Mamah Bharatam” dance group.

A parallel “popular choice” award, based on an online poll conducted on the MyGov portal, yielded different results. In this category, the Army’s Signals contingent won for the Services, while the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) took the top prize among CAPFs. Gujarat’s tableau secured first place in the popular choice category for states and union territories, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Ministry of Women and Child Development’s tableau was the most popular among central ministries.

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