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Droupadi Murmu

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Who is Droupadi Murmu?

Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha, on June 21, 2022, was named as the presidential candidate by the ruling NDA government. If elected, Murmu will become India's first tribal and second woman President.

Life and education
 
Murmu was born on June 20, 1958, in Odisha's Mayurbhanj. Born in the Santhal community, the 64-year-old struggled with poverty in her childhood in one of the most remote and underdeveloped districts of the country.
She has a bachelor's degree in Arts from Ramadevi Women's College in Bhubaneswar. Murmu has served as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department in the Odisha government. The BJP leader has also served as an honorary assistant teacher in the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur.
 
Murmu's personal life has been marked with tragedies as she lost her husband Shyam Charan Murmu and two sons.
 
Political career
 
Murmu started her political career in 1997 as a councillor in Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
 
In 2000, she became a minister during the BJP-BJD coalition government in Odisha. She was conferred the Nilkanth award in 2007 for best MLA by Odisha Legislative Assembly.
 
She has been an MLA twice on a BJP ticket from Odisha's Rairangpur (2000 and 2009). She held on to her seat when BJD snapped ties with BJP in the 2009 elections, which CM Naveen Patnaik swept.
 
Murmu has handled the Odisha government's transport, commerce, fisheries, and animal husbandry ministries.
 
She was vice president and later president of BJP's Scheduled Tribe Morcha in Odisha. Murmu was also elected as BJP's district president of the Mayurbhanj (West) unit in 2010, and she was re-elected in 2013. The leader was also named as a BJP National Executive (ST Morcha) member the same year.
 
In 2015, she was appointed the Governor of Jharkhand, becoming the first-ever tribal leader at the post. 

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Updated On: 17 Dec 2024 | 3:31 PM IST

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Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 11:01 AM IST

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Updated On: 12 Dec 2024 | 7:00 AM IST

In her address at an event hosted by the NHRC here to mark the Human Rights Day, the President also underlined that cyber crimes and climate change are new threats to human rights

Updated On: 10 Dec 2024 | 2:08 PM IST

Vaishnaw said the government is going to make an investment of Rs 73,000 crore, out of which projects worth Rs 20,000 crore have already been sanctioned

Updated On: 08 Dec 2024 | 7:16 AM IST

She also urged the agriculture scientists to come up with ideas to protect soil, water and environment

Updated On: 05 Dec 2024 | 2:33 PM IST

Murmu said a person can remain disease-free all along life by remaining connected with yoga and nature

Updated On: 04 Dec 2024 | 2:49 PM IST

The President had told the NITI Aayog to pave the way for providing lands and also enhanced financial allocation to the tribals

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 10:05 PM IST

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Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

On December 4 she will visit the Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri for darshan and attend the 75th-anniversary celebration of Gopabandhu Ayurveda College

Updated On: 23 Nov 2024 | 2:55 PM IST

This is the maiden sailing of the Hon'ble President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to witness the full spectrum of multi-domain naval operations

Updated On: 07 Nov 2024 | 11:33 AM IST

Tribal community understands nature very closely and have been living in harmony with the environment for centuries

Updated On: 26 Oct 2024 | 1:13 PM IST

She also said medical professionals will play a decisive role in realising the dream of Viksit Bharat' by 2047

Updated On: 25 Oct 2024 | 2:39 PM IST

This is the second visit of Murmu to Chhattisgarh after assuming charge as President in July 2022

Updated On: 25 Oct 2024 | 1:01 PM IST

She further announced Government of India's support in setting up of a permanent Artificial Limb Fitment Centre in Malawi

Updated On: 19 Oct 2024 | 9:31 AM IST

President Murmu also emphasised the Indian government's commitment to the welfare of its nationals living abroad

Updated On: 18 Oct 2024 | 7:15 AM IST

The President arrived here after successful visits to Algeria and Mauritania, where she held talks with her respective counterparts to enhance bilateral ties.

Updated On: 17 Oct 2024 | 4:40 PM IST

This agreement will promote bilateral relations in various fields of the common interests for strengthening international peace and security

Updated On: 17 Oct 2024 | 9:34 AM IST

Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja presided over the state-level preparatory meeting for the President's visit and issued instructions to the district collectors

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 12:43 PM IST

During her visit to Algeria as part of her three-nation tour, President Murmu emphasised India's role in providing quality education at an accessible cost, particularly to students from Africa

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 10:09 AM IST