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 in, 2022, has become the first tribal and the second woman to hold the highest office.
Draupadi Murmu Biography
Name | Draupadi Murmu |
Born | June 20, 1958 |
Birth Place | Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
Age | 64 years |
Parents | Biranchi Narayan Tudu |
Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Office | President of India |
Education | Ramadevi Women’s University |
Previous Offices | Governor of Jharkhand, Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal, Minister of State for Commerce and Transport, Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Children | Itishri Murmu |
Spouse | Shyam Charan Murmu (passed away in 2014) |