Twitter poll on for users to choose this year’s #HappyDiwali emoji

Twitter India has announced a special poll for users to select a new emoji for Diwali, the result will be announced on November 2.

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Twitter India asking users to choose new #HappyDiwali emoji for this year

Twitter India has announced a special poll for users to select a new emoji for Diwali this year. As part of celebrating the festival of light, the social media platform has posted a short video clip with three emoji options and asking users to vote for their favourite emoji within the next 24 hours.

“Guess what? This year, we want you to choose which emoji you’d like to see next to #HappyDiwali on Twitter. Watch the video, and then vote in the poll below. You have 24 hours, so get voting!,” the company posted in its Twitter India handle.

At the time of writing the article, emoji option 3 that showcased a Diya was ahead with 50 per cent votes while emoji option 1 that showed Rangoli was a distant second with 35 per cent votes. Meanwhile, the second emoji option with a Diwali lantern had 15 per cent votes. The results will be announced on November 2, Twitter India said. The company further noted that the most voted emoji will be live and available for users to use on the social media platform from November 5 to November 9.

Guess what? This year, we want you to choose which emoji you’d like to see next to #HappyDiwali on Twitter. Watch the video, and then vote in the poll below. You have 24 hours, so get voting!

— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) November 1, 2018

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The new emoji options are available both on Twitter and Twitter Lite. Twitter introduced its first Diwali emoji in 2015. The company has been hosting polls for Diwali emoji since 2016.

“A Twitter emoji is a true delight for people and it instantly brings everyone together during a key cultural moment. The objective behind introducing a poll for selecting the Diwali emoji for this year is to bind all Indians into a bond of togetherness and happiness and be a part of their celebrations with this initiative. We want Indians everywhere to engage in conversation on our platform and light up Twitter by sharing their favourite Diwali moments, videos, photos and fun Tweets around the festival,” Keya Madhvani Singh, Head of Entertainment and Lifestyle Partnerships, Twitter India said.