DROUPADI MURMU
Before entering politics, she worked as a clerk in the State Irrigation and Power Department from 1979 to 1983, and then as a teacher in Rairangpur until 1997.
| 15th President of India | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 25 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | 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, Odisha | |
Independent Charge | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Ministry | Fisheries and Animal Resources Development |
| In office 6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002 | |
| 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 | Puti Biranchi Tudu 20 June 1958 Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shyam Charan Murmu (m. 1980; died 2014) |
| Children | 1 (Itishri Murmu)[1] |
| Residence | Rashtrapati Bhawan (primary) |
| Alma mater | Rama Devi Women's University (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 25,110 | 34.15 | ||
| INC | Laxman Majhi | 20542 | 27.93 | ||
| JMM | Braja Mohan Hansdah | 10485 | 14.26 | ||
| Majority | 4568 | 6.21 | |||
| Turnout | 74997 | 59.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 125,385 | [39] | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 29,295 | |||
| JMM | Ram Chandra Murmu | 29253 | |||
| INC | Laxman Majhi | 22551 | |||
| Majority | 42 | 0.05 | |||
| Turnout | 89689 | ||||
| Registered electors | 131,315 | [40] | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Laxman Tudu | 256,648 | 31.08 | ||
| JMM | Sudam Marndi | 1,90,470 | 23.06 | ||
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 1,50,827 | 18.26 | ||
| INC | Laxman Majhi | 1,40,770 | 17.04 | ||
| IND. | Rameswar Majhi | 25,603 | 3.10 | ||
| Majority | 66,178 | 8.02 | |||
| Turnout | 8,24,754 | 70.27 | |||
| BJD gain from JMM | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah | 51,062 | 5.23 | ||
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 44,679 | -9.87 | ||
| INC | Shyam Charan Hansdah | 29,006 | |||
| JMM | Purna Chandra Marndi | 7,078 | |||
| BSP | Lambodar Murmu | 6,082 | |||
| Independent | Biswanath Kisku | 3,090 | |||
| AAP | Sudarsan Murmu | 1,651 | |||
| AOP | Birsa Kandankel | 2,031 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,034 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [41] | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Candidate | Coalition | Individual votes | Electoral College votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draupadi Murmu | National Democratic Alliance | 2,824 | 676,803 | 64.03 | |
| Yashwant Sinha | United Opposition | 1,877 | 380,177 | 35.97 | |
| Valid votes | 4,701 | 1,056,980 | 98.89 | ||
| Blank and invalid votes | 53 | 15,397 | 1.11 | ||
| Total | 4,754 | 1,072,377 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters / Turnout | 4,809 | 1,086,431 | 98.86 | ||
- Draupadi's grandfather and her father was village headman.
- From 1979 to 1983, she worked as a junior assistant in the state irrigation department of Odisha, and she quit the job to take care of her children. Later she joined the honorary post of teacher in...
- She was very active in social work in her area and promoted women's empowerment along with the educational and social upliftment of tribal populations.
- She was the first tribal and female governor of Jharkhand and the first person to complete the five-year tenure of the governor's office in Jharkhand
She belongs to Odisha
Draupadi Murmu was born in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Her family hails from Baidaposi area of Rairangpur.
Country's first tribal President
President Murmu is the first tribal President of the country. Belonging to the Santhali community, she has set an example before every Indian.
Country's second woman President
President Murmu is the second woman to hold the highest position in the country after Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of the country from 25 July 2007 to 25 July 2012.
She belongs to Santhal tribe
President Murmu was born into a Santhali family. Santhals are one of the largest tribes mostly settled in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. They also live in Bihar and Assam.
Their official language is Santhali.
Few other notable people from the Santhali community are Babulal Marandi, Hemant Soren, Shibu Soren and Raghunath Murmu.
Was considered for the position earlier too
As per reports, President Murmu was considered a strong contender during the time when the then President Pranab Mukherjee was set to leave Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An Arts graduate
President Murmu holds a graduation degree from the state’s prestigious Rama Devi University, erstwhile Rama Devi Women's College. Named after Ramadevi Choudhury, a social reformer and freedom fighter, the University is the first women's university in Odisha.
Her non-political journey
Before entering politics, President Murmu worked as a junior assistant in the Irrigation Department of Odisha. Prior to that she was a teacher at Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre, Rairangpur where she taught Hindi, Odia, Maths and Geography subjects to students.
Political career began as a councilor of nagar panchayat
In the year 1997, when the country was celebrating the 50th year of independence, Draupadi Murmu entered mainstream politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected as the councillor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
Later in the year 2000 she won the Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Rairangpur Assembly constituency. When Odisha was under the BJP and BJD coalition government, Draupadi Murmu was the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Commerce and Transportation and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development.
Governor of Jharkhand
She remained the Governor of Jharkhand from May 2015 till July 2021. She was the first woman to hold that position.
A doting mother
President Murmu was married to banker Shyam Charan Murmu. She is a mother to two sons and a daughter. Unfortunately within a span of six years she lost her husband and sons.
As per reports, her daughter Itishree Murmu is a banker by profession- 15th President of India: Draupadi Murmu, a tribal leader and former Jharkhand Governor, has been elected as the 15th President of India. The presidential election results were announced on 21st July 2022. With this, Draupadi Murmu has become the 2nd women President of India and the first tribal woman President of India.
- Draupadi's grandfather and her father was village headman.
- From 1979 to 1983, she worked as a junior assistant in the state irrigation department of Odisha, and she quit the job to take care of her children. Later she joined the honorary post of teacher in...
- She was very active in social work in her area and promoted women's empowerment along with the educational and social upliftment of tribal populations.
- She was the first tribal and female governor of Jharkhand and the first person to complete the five-year tenure of the governor's office in Jharkhand She belongs to Odisha
Draupadi Murmu was born in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Her family hails from Baidaposi area of Rairangpur.
Country's first tribal President
President Murmu is the first tribal President of the country. Belonging to the Santhali community, she has set an example before every Indian.
Country's second woman President
President Murmu is the second woman to hold the highest position in the country after Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of the country from 25 July 2007 to 25 July 2012.
She belongs to Santhal tribe
President Murmu was born into a Santhali family. Santhals are one of the largest tribes mostly settled in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. They also live in Bihar and Assam.
Their official language is Santhali.
Few other notable people from the Santhali community are Babulal Marandi, Hemant Soren, Shibu Soren and Raghunath Murmu.
Was considered for the position earlier too
As per reports, President Murmu was considered a strong contender during the time when the then President Pranab Mukherjee was set to leave Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An Arts graduate
President Murmu holds a graduation degree from the state’s prestigious Rama Devi University, erstwhile Rama Devi Women's College. Named after Ramadevi Choudhury, a social reformer and freedom fighter, the University is the first women's university in Odisha.
Her non-political journey
Before entering politics, President Murmu worked as a junior assistant in the Irrigation Department of Odisha. Prior to that she was a teacher at Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre, Rairangpur where she taught Hindi, Odia, Maths and Geography subjects to students.
Political career began as a councilor of nagar panchayat
In the year 1997, when the country was celebrating the 50th year of independence, Draupadi Murmu entered mainstream politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected as the councillor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
Later in the year 2000 she won the Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Rairangpur Assembly constituency. When Odisha was under the BJP and BJD coalition government, Draupadi Murmu was the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Commerce and Transportation and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development.
Governor of Jharkhand
She remained the Governor of Jharkhand from May 2015 till July 2021. She was the first woman to hold that position.
A doting mother
President Murmu was married to banker Shyam Charan Murmu. She is a mother to two sons and a daughter. Unfortunately within a span of six years she lost her husband and sons.
As per reports, her daughter Itishree Murmu is a banker by profession- 15th President of India: Draupadi Murmu, a tribal leader and former Jharkhand Governor, has been elected as the 15th President of India. The presidential election results were announced on 21st July 2022. With this, Draupadi Murmu has become the 2nd women President of India and the first tribal woman President of India.
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