Mr India 2024

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Mr India 2024
Mister India 2024 Logo.png
Date20 July 2024
Venue Mumbai
Entrants35
Placements8
Winner Gokul Ganesan
  2017

Times Mister India 2024 was the 6th edition of Mister India under the Times Group, this edition marked the longest interval since the previous in-person event in 2017, excluding the digital edition of 2021. Notably, the 2021 edition was a virtual event held solely to select a representative for Mister Supranational 2021.

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Gokul Ganesan was announced as the winner of the Mister India 2024 title on July 20, 2024, via the pageant's official social media account. [1] [2] [3] He represented India at the Mister World 2024 competition, held on November 23, 2024, in Vietnam, and placed among the Top 10 finalists. [4] [5]

Final Results

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Final ResultsCandidateInternational Placement
Mister India World 2024Top 10 – Mister World 2024
Top 5
  • Dhanush Suresh
  • Ghanisht Dhall
  • Lucky Saran
  • Shaibaz Kokni
Top 8
  • Eshaan Gautam
  • Saurabh Chaudhary
  • Vinay Manglani

Background

Selection of participants

The official announcement for the 2024 Mister India pageant was posted on the Mister India social media accounts on July 7, 2024. Promoted by Rohit Khandelwal, the winner of Mister World 2016, the application period closed on July 13, 2024. A shortlist of 35 contestants was revealed in groups on Mister India's social media platforms on July 16. The final round of auditions took place in Mumbai on July 17, where the top eight finalists were selected. The winner and runners-up of Times Mister India 2024 were announced on July 20, 2024. [6]

Rahul Rajasekharan, Mister Supranational Asia 2021 and Mister India 2015 1st Runner-up, was announced as the mentor for the Mister India 2024 contestants on July 16, 2024, via Mister India's official social media handle.

All 35 shortlisted contestants arrived in Mumbai on July 17th for the final audition day. Navpreet Kaur, Femina Miss India Punjab 2017, hosted the event. The contestants participated in a multi-stage audition process evaluated by an eight-member judging panel. The top eight semi-finalists were then announced on July 18th via the Mister India social media handle. [7] [8]

Selection committee

Contestants

The following are the list of thirty-five contestants competing for the Mister India 2024 title: [9]

DelegateHometown
Aasshman Kapoor Jammu
Ali Shaquib Patna
Athiban Krishna Chennai
Avinash Sabarwal Chandigarh
Chayan Mukherjee Kolkata
Deepak Gurjar Punhana
Dhanush Suresh Bangalore
Dheeraj Bankar Pune
Eshaan Gautam Mumbai
Ghanisht Dhall Delhi
Gokul Ganesan Chennai
Hardik Panchal Mumbai
Hritik Singh Mumbai
Jitesh Nikam Mumbai
Kiran More Mumbai
Lucky Saran Mumbai
Manish Chand Lucknow
Meehir Kukreja Sri Nagar
Pratham Ghatnur Mumbai
Praveen Thanga Chennai
Rahul Raju Alappuzha
Rajsinh Thombare Pune
Rence Nehal Wayanad
Rishabh Jaiswal Varanasi
Rissu Khan Delhi
Roopam Goel Delhi
Samir Arya Mumbai
Saurabh Chaudhary Mumbai
Shaibaz Kokni Nasik
Shrey Devrukhar Mumbai
Shubham Ravi Mumbai
Sidhant Kashyap Chandigarh
Sonish Hinduja Delhi
Sumit Chandel Mumbai
Vinay Manglani Jaipur

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