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Draupadi Murmu Biography

Draupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India on July 25, 2022. She contested against Yashwant Sinha, the joint opposition’s nominee for the top constitutional job. Draupadi Murmu is a tribal leader from Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. Draupadi Murmu is a soft-spoken leader who made her way into the politics of Odisha with her sheer hard work. Draupadi Murmu after winning the Presidential elections 2022, has become the first tribal and the second woman to hold the highest office.

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Draupadi Murmu Early Life

Murmu’s birth date is June 20, and she is 64 years old. She was born in 1958. She came from a family of village headmen employed by the Panchayati Raj system.

Her paternal grandfather, Biranchi Narayan Tudu was a native of the Mayurbhanj area and lived in the village of Baidaposi. Her life had always been challenging and full of obstacles because she was a tribal lady. Not only did she have to contend with the tyranny of society, but she also endured a string of personal tragedies and setbacks. Before being involved in politics at the state level, she worked as a teacher for a while.

In 1997, Draupadi Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was the first woman ever to hold the position of Governor of Jharkhand. In addition, she was the very first Indian woman to have such a distinguished position as a tribal chief.

Draupadi Murmu Family

Draupadi wed the deceased bank employee Shyam Charan Murmu in 2014. Her two sons, one of them was named Laxman Murmu and passed away in 2013, were boys. She lost her second son in 2009. She said in an interview that she battled despair following the passing of her sons. Draupadi’s father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, was a farmer who went by that name. She was the headman of the community, as were both of her parents and both of her grandmothers. She is the sister of her brothers, Bhagat Tudu and Sarani Tudu.

Draupadi Murmu Political Career

Draupadi Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as the councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. In 2000, she became the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat and also served as the National Vice-President of BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.

During the BJP and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, Draupadi Murmu served in the following positions.

Draupadi Murmu Achievements

• The year 1997 marked the beginning of Draupadi’s political career when she was elected to serve as a councilor for the Rairangpur district in Odisha. During the same year, she was also Rairangpur’s Vice-Chairperson. Her tenure there lasted one year.
• Following her victory in the assembly elections held in the Rairangpur seat in 2004, she was subsequently elected to a ministerial position in the BJP. She began working at the department of transport, trade, fisheries, and animal husbandry in 2000, and she remained employed there until 2004.
• She was victorious in the assembly elections in 2004, and this time she was chosen to represent the BJP in the Rairangpur seat.
• In 2006, she won the election to serve as the State President of the BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha and the District President of the BJP in Mayurbhanj. Between the years 2006 and 2009, she held the position.
• She was chosen to serve as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand in May 2015 and remained in that position until May 2022.
• She was nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to run for the presidency of India in the 2023 elections.

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Draupadi Murmu: Governor of Jharkhand

Draupadi Murmu took oath as the Governor of Jharkhand on May 18, 2015, and became the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. She was the first female tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a Governor of the Indian State.

Draupadi Murmu as the Governor of Jharkhand in 2017 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 the Tribals to make commercial use of their land, while also ensuring that the ownership of land does not change.

Draupadi Murmu: NDA’s Presidential candidate 2022

In June 2022, Draupadi Murmu was nominated by BJPs the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate for the President of India for 2022 election. She visited various states as part of the Presidential Campaign 2022 around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties.

Draupadi Murmu visited NE states, BJD of Odisha, JMM Party of Jharkhand, Shiv Sena of Maharashtra, BSP of Uttar Pradesh, JDS of Karnataka and many others were some of the prominent opposition parties that extended their support to her.

Draupadi Murmu takes oath as the 15th President of India

Draupadi Murmu on July 25, 2022, took oath as the 15th President of India. Her oath was administered by the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana in the Central Hall of Parliament. The outgoing President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Draupadi Murmu arrived in the Parliament in a ceremonial procession shortly before the swearing-in commenced.

In her address, the President of India Draupadi Murmu thanked MPs and MLAs for electing her as the first tribal President of India. In her first address as the President of the world’s largest democracy, she said, “I am the first President of the country who was born in Independent India. We will have to speed up our efforts to meet the expectations that our freedom fighters had with the citizens of Independent India.”

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