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| Droupadi Murmu | |
|---|---|
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| 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 Commerce and Industry Minister of State (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002 | |
| Governor | M. M. Rajendran |
| Chief Minister | Navin Patnaik |
| Minister of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister of State (Independent Charge) | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Member of Odisha Vidhan Sabha | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laxman Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Charan Hansdah |
| Constituency | Rairangpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66) Baidaposi, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shyam Charan Murmu (deceased) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | BA |
| Alma mater | Rama Devi Women's University |
| Profession | teacher, politician |
Draupadi Murmu (born June 20, 1958) is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the official nominee of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the 2022 presidential election. She previously served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021. She is from the state of Odisha. She is the first governor of Jharkhand to complete the five year term, and the first person, belonging to a scheduled tribe, to be nominated to the post of President of India.
Personal life
Draupadi 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 village heads under the Panchayati Raj system.
Draupadi Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons, both of whom died, and a daughter.
Career
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Murmu started out as a school teacher before entering state politics.
State politics
Murmu was elected as the councillor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997. She also served as the national vice-president of Bharathiya Janata Party Scheduled Tribes Morcha.
During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, she was the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004. She is former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur Assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004. She was conferred Nilkantha Award for best MLA by Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2007.
Governorship
She was the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. She was the first female tribal leader from Odisha to get appointed as a governor in an Indian state.
Beliefs
Murmu is a devotee of Shiva.
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.
References
- "Draupadi Murmu, Former Jharkhand Governor, Is BJP's Choice For President". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "BJP-led NDA names Draupadi Murmu, former governor of Jharkhand as candidate for presidential polls". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Draupadi Murmu may soon be the President of India: Know all about her". indiatoday.
- "Governor reaches out". Hindustan. Ranchi. 4 April 2018.
- "Who is Draupadi Murmu?". The Indian Express. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- Jun 21, TIMESOFINDIA COM /; 2022; Ist, 21:38. "Draupadi Murmu to be NDA's candidate for presidential polls | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded bySyed Ahmed | Governor of Jharkhand May 2015 – July 2021 |
Succeeded byRamesh Bais |
| Governors of Jharkhand | |
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- Current events from June 2022
- 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