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Droupadi Murmu
15th President of India
Assuming office TBA
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Vice President	Venkaiah Naidu
Succeeding	Ram Nath Kovind
9th Governor of Jharkhand
In office 18 May 2015 – 12 July 2021
Chief Ministers	Raghubar Das, Hemant Soren
Preceded by	Syed Ahmed
Succeeded by	Ramesh Bais
Minister of State, Government of Odisha
Independent Charge
In office 6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004
Governor	M. M. Rajendran
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Ministry	Fisheries and Animal Resources Development
In office 6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002
Governor	M. M. Rajendran
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Ministry	Commerce and Transport
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office 5 March 2000 – 21 May 2009
Preceded by	Laxman Majhi
Succeeded by	Shyam Charan Hansdah
Constituency	Rairangpur
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66) Uparbeda Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Shyam Chandra Murmu ​ ​(m. 1976; died 2014)​
Children	3 (2 deceased)
Alma mater	Rama Devi Women's University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher

Droupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has been elected as the 15th President of India. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand between 2015 and 2021 and was chosen as the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Alliance in the 2022 election. After securing a majority of votes, Murmu made history by becoming the first tribal and second woman to secure this post. She is also the youngest President to date and the first to be born after independence.

Personal life

Droupadi Murmu was born in a Santali tribal family on June 20, 1958, in Baidaposi village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. Both her father and grandfather were elected as sarpanch under the Panchayati Raj system.

Murmu is an arts graduate of Rama Devi Women's College.

She married Shyam Charan Murmu, a banker, who died in 2014. The couple had two sons, both of whom are dead, and a daughter. She lost her husband, two sons, mother, and a brother in a span of 7 years, from 2009 to 2015.

Teaching career

Murmu started out as a school teacher before entering state politics. She worked as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, Rairangpur and junior assistant at irrigation department Government of Odisha.

Political career

Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as the councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. Murmu became the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 2000.

During the BJP and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, she was the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Commerce and Transportation from March 6, 2000, to August 6, 2002, and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002, to May 16, 2004.

Governor of Jharkhand

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Murmu took oath as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.

As Governor in 2017, Murmu had refused to give assent to a bill approved by the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly seeking amendments to the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949. The bill sought to give rights to tribals to make commercial use of their land, while ensuring that the ownership of land does not change. Murmu sought an explanation from the Raghubar Das-led BJP government about the changes it would bring for the well-being of tribals.

2022 presidential campaign

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India for the 2022 election the following month. As of Now, she is elected as the President of India and will assume office on 25th July 2022. She will be the first tribal politician and second woman to be elected president. She was up against Yashwant Sinha, who was nominated as the opposing candidate for President by the opposition parties.

During her election campaign, Murmu visited various states seeking support for her candidature. Several opposition parties like JMM, BSP, Shiv Sena among others had announced support for her candidature prior to polling.

On 21st July 2022, Murmu secured a comfortable majority in the 2022 Presidential election defeating common opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha with 676,803 electoral votes (64.03% of total) in 21 of the 28 states (including in the union territory of Puducherry) to become the 15th President of India.

References

1. "Droupadi Murmu, Former Jharkhand Governor, Is BJP's Choice For President". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
2. Phadnis, Aditi (21 July 2022). "Droupadi Murmu makes history, becomes India's first tribal President". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
3. "Droupadi Murmu: India's Youngest President and First to be Born After Independence". MSN. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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6. "Governor reaches out". Hindustan. Ranchi. 4 April 2018.
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8. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/droupadi-murmu-once-a-councillor-and-now-indias-president-elect-3181204
9. "How Droupadi Murmu dealt with personal tragedies". TheWeek.
10. "Profile:The importance of being Droupadi Murmu". The Hindu.
11. "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
12. "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
13. "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
14. "Droupadi Murmu: NDA presidential pick is ex-teacher, took BJP head on as Jharkhand governor". The Print.
15. "India: BJP backs tribal politician Draupadi Murmu for president against former ally". DW. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
16. "Droupadi Murmu to visit Karnataka today, seek support for presidential polls". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
17. "Murmu to visit Kolkata today to seek support". The Indian Express. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

Further reading

• Saini, Ajay (2020). "A Lifeline for the Subaltern: Group Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Jharkhand, India". Social Work With Groups. 45 (1): 88–92. doi:10.1080/01609513.2020.1868704 – via Taylor & Francis.
• Naik, Smita (2016). Whither Women: A Shift from Endowment to Empowerment. CreateSpace. ISBN 9781523724116.
• Bhuiyan, Dasarathi (2014). "Women Politics" (PDF). Odisha Review – via Academia.edu.

External links

• Official website

• Current events
• 1958 births
• Living people
• Santali people
• People from Mayurbhanj district
• Adivasi politicians
• Governors of Jharkhand
• Women in Odisha politics
• Odisha politicians
• Women state governors of India
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Odisha
• 21st-century Indian women politicians
• 21st-century Indian politicians
• Odisha MLAs 2000–2004
• Odisha MLAs 2004–2009