Draupadi murmu president of india

Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader from Odisha, was on Tuesday named the ruling NDA’s candidate for the forthcoming Presidential election. The decision was taken at the BJP’s parliamentary board meeting. Earlier in the day, the Opposition had announced former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as its joint candidate for the post. The poll is slated for July 18. Here is everything you need to know about 🔴 If elected, Murmu would become the first tribal President and second female President of India. 🔴 Hailing from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Murmu started out as a teacher before entering state politics. 🔴 She has been an MLA twice, on 🔴 Murmu was first considered a contender five years ago, when President Pranab Mukherjee was set to leave Rashtrapati Bhavan 🔴 During the BJP-BJD coalition government that came to power in 2000, she held the Commerce and Transport, and, subsequently, the Fisheries and Animal Husbandry portfolios. 🔴 She managed to win in 2009 even as the BJP paled against the challenge put up by the by-then estranged BJD. 🔴 In 2015, Murmu was sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.

In June 2022, when the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced Draupadi Murmu as its candidate for the 15th President of India, national and international attention shifted to a remote village in the country's eastern-coastal state Odisha. As much as you should know about the 15th President of the country, you should also know about the tribal woman who made it to the top position of the country. The first President born in independent India Draupadi Murmu is the first President of the country who was born in an Independent India. 1958-born Draupadi Murmu was born to Biranchi Narayan Tudu, a farmer. 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 Sor...

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the Murmu visited various states as part of the campaign around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties. She visited NE states, the Controversies stirred over when Congress called Murmu a dummy candidate of the BJP through its tweet. Oaths Administered [ ] Oaths of Office administered by Murmu Date Taken By Office References 3 August 2022 Suresh N. Patel 11 August 2022 27 August 2022 9 November 2022 29 May 2023 Praveen Kumar Srivastava International outreach [ ] Hosted delegation [ ] • Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 22 July 2022. • Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2022-07-05 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • Hindustan Times. 2022-07-10 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • The Indian Express. 2022-07-09 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • Hindustan Times. 22 June 2022 . Retrieved 25 July 2022. • ". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2022 . Retrieved 25 July 2022. • ". Free Press Journal . Retrieved 2022-07-23. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-03). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-27. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-11). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-27. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-10). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-10. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-11-09). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-11-09. • The Hindu. 2023-05-29. . Retrieved 2023-05-29. • Admin, India Education Diary Bureau (29 July 2022). . Retrieved 2022-07-31. • PTI (2022-07-29). ThePrint . Retrieved 2022-07-31. • Hindustan Times. 2022-09-18 . Retrieved 2023-05...

• About us • • • • • • • Prelims • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Practice Quiz • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mains & Interview • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • Drishti Specials • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Test Series • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • State PCS • • • • • • • • • Videos • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quick Links On July 25, 2022, 64 years old Droupadi Murmu assumed office as India’s first tribal President as well as the second female president after Pratibha Patil. She belongs to the indigenous schedule tribe, and thus the nation is looking forward to a better upliftment of the backward tribes with her appointment as the President, succeeding Ram Nath Kovind. The former governor of Jharkhand, the cabinet member of the government of Odisha, will now serve in the highest position in India for the next five years. Early Life 'Puti Tudu' was the original name of the new President of India, who was later named Droupadi by a teacher in her school. Born, in a Santhali family, on June 20 1958, the early life of Droupadi Murmu was spent mostly in Rairangpur, Odisha. After her name got changed several times initially, Droupadi Murmu was the final and official name she chose to adopt. She completed her graduation in Arts from Rama Devi Women’s College, and her grandparents were chiefs of the village council. She got married to Shyam Charan Murmu, a bank employe...

new President of India. She defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election, the result of which was announced on Thursday (July 21). Murmu, 64, is the first Adivasi and second woman to become the nation’s First Citizen and the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces. Here are five things about the new incumbent of Rashtrapati Bhavan, who takes office in the historic 75th year of the nation’s Independence. Murmu has been a trailblazer from a very young age. Born into a Santhal family in 1958, she was the first girl in Uparbeda, one of the seven revenue villages in Uparbeda panchayat in Odisha’s backward Mayurbhanj district, to go to college — the Ramadevi Women’s College, now the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar. Before beginning her career in politics, Murmu was a teacher at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj, and later worked as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department of the Odisha government. Successful political career Murmu won an election to the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997, and served as councillor. She was elected to two terms in the Odisha Assembly in 2000 and 2004, and served as a Minister from 2000 to 2004 in Chief Minister She held the portfolio of Commerce and Transport and, subsequently, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry in the state government. As Transport Minister of Odisha, she was credited with having set up transport offices in all 58 subdivisions of the state. The el...

Addressing the gathering, the President noted that many of the delegates have come out from their villages for the first time. Stating that each one of them is a representative of their community, she urged them to share their experiences with their community members back home and inform them about the welfare schemes of the government. The President urged the members of PVTGs to give utmost importance to education. She said that for the students of PVTG community, special provision of seats has been made in Eklavya Model Residential Schools. Apart from this, seats are also reserved for them in the National Fellowship and Overseas Scholarship Schemes. She also urged women of PVTG to take advantage of various schemes, including Tribal Women Empowerment Scheme. President Murmu said that under the Tribal Sub-Plan, 41 Ministries and Departments of the Government of India share part of their budget for the welfare of tribal communities, including PVTGs. She was happy to note that 'Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission' has been launched by the Government for the development of PVTGs. The President said that for the past few years, talented people from the tribal community are being honoured with Padma Awards for their remarkable contributions in various fields. She wished that more than 10 crore people of tribal society, including about 28 lakh people of PVTG society, should develop their talents and contribute their best for the society and country. President Murmu said that...

Draupadi Murmu Biography Draupadi Murmu is the 15th and current President of India. She is also the former cabinet minister of Odisha and the former governor of Jharkhand. She was born into a humble family based in a remote village of Mayurbhanj, a tribal district of Odisha, Murmu had worked as an assistant teacher and a junior assistant in Odisha state irrigation department. Mrs. Murmu started her political journey with the BJP way back in 1997, worked as a councilor in Rairangpur. She has also worked as the president of Scheduled Tribe Morcha of the BJP Odisha unit, before being elected twice to Odisha state legislative assembly on BJP ticket and also served as a cabinet minister during 2002-2004 in Naveen Patnaik led BJD-BJP coalition government where she was felicitated with the best legislative member award. Though her personal life remained full of struggle and tragedy, Murmu touched the pinnacle in the public life and achieved monumental records in politics and social services. She lost her husband and two grown up sons, but she stood strong on all occasions. Mrs. Murmu created history as she became the first women governor of Jharkhand, the first tribal governor of a tribal state, the first Odisha-born woman to be a governor. In her family Draupadi Murmu is accompanied by her only daughter, Itishree Murmu who is a bank-employee and her son-in-law, Ganesh Hembram who is a rugby player. Draupadi Murmu Personal Life Full Name Draupadi Murmu Date of Birth 20 Jun 1958 (...

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the Murmu visited various states as part of the campaign around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties. She visited NE states, the Controversies stirred over when Congress called Murmu a dummy candidate of the BJP through its tweet. Oaths Administered [ ] Oaths of Office administered by Murmu Date Taken By Office References 3 August 2022 Suresh N. Patel 11 August 2022 27 August 2022 9 November 2022 29 May 2023 Praveen Kumar Srivastava International outreach [ ] Hosted delegation [ ] • Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 22 July 2022. • Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2022-07-05 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • Hindustan Times. 2022-07-10 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • The Indian Express. 2022-07-09 . Retrieved 2022-07-19. • Hindustan Times. 22 June 2022 . Retrieved 25 July 2022. • ". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2022 . Retrieved 25 July 2022. • ". Free Press Journal . Retrieved 2022-07-23. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-03). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-27. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-11). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-27. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-08-10). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-08-10. • Bureau, The Hindu (2022-11-09). The Hindu. . Retrieved 2022-11-09. • The Hindu. 2023-05-29. . Retrieved 2023-05-29. • Admin, India Education Diary Bureau (29 July 2022). . Retrieved 2022-07-31. • PTI (2022-07-29). ThePrint . Retrieved 2022-07-31. • Hindustan Times. 2022-09-18 . Retrieved 2023-05...

new President of India. She defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election, the result of which was announced on Thursday (July 21). Murmu, 64, is the first Adivasi and second woman to become the nation’s First Citizen and the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces. Here are five things about the new incumbent of Rashtrapati Bhavan, who takes office in the historic 75th year of the nation’s Independence. Murmu has been a trailblazer from a very young age. Born into a Santhal family in 1958, she was the first girl in Uparbeda, one of the seven revenue villages in Uparbeda panchayat in Odisha’s backward Mayurbhanj district, to go to college — the Ramadevi Women’s College, now the Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar. Before beginning her career in politics, Murmu was a teacher at the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj, and later worked as a junior assistant in the irrigation and power department of the Odisha government. Successful political career Murmu won an election to the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997, and served as councillor. She was elected to two terms in the Odisha Assembly in 2000 and 2004, and served as a Minister from 2000 to 2004 in Chief Minister She held the portfolio of Commerce and Transport and, subsequently, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry in the state government. As Transport Minister of Odisha, she was credited with having set up transport offices in all 58 subdivisions of the state. The el...

Addressing the gathering, the President noted that many of the delegates have come out from their villages for the first time. Stating that each one of them is a representative of their community, she urged them to share their experiences with their community members back home and inform them about the welfare schemes of the government. The President urged the members of PVTGs to give utmost importance to education. She said that for the students of PVTG community, special provision of seats has been made in Eklavya Model Residential Schools. Apart from this, seats are also reserved for them in the National Fellowship and Overseas Scholarship Schemes. She also urged women of PVTG to take advantage of various schemes, including Tribal Women Empowerment Scheme. President Murmu said that under the Tribal Sub-Plan, 41 Ministries and Departments of the Government of India share part of their budget for the welfare of tribal communities, including PVTGs. She was happy to note that 'Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission' has been launched by the Government for the development of PVTGs. The President said that for the past few years, talented people from the tribal community are being honoured with Padma Awards for their remarkable contributions in various fields. She wished that more than 10 crore people of tribal society, including about 28 lakh people of PVTG society, should develop their talents and contribute their best for the society and country. President Murmu said that...