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1 of 5 Droupadi Murmu (Left) won more votes of members of parliament (MPs) and India’s electoral college. Around 4,800 members of India's parliament and legislative assemblies cast their votes to elect the president. Murmu had an upper hand and a clear advantage over opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha (Right), with over 60% votes cast in her favour. India thus gets its first tribal woman as President. Image Credit: ANI and Gulf News 2 of 5 She represented the Rairangpur Assembly seat in the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2009 and held multiple portfolios in the state government. Her political journey started back in 1997 when she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was subsequently elected as the councillor of the Rairangpur district of Odisha -- a seat reserved for tribals. In 2015, Murmu was made the Governor of Jharkhand. She was the first tribal governor of the state. Image Credit: ANI 3 of 5 Droupadi Murmu’s personal life has been a story of tragedy and courage. Her two sons and husband died in a span of 4 years. Her eldest son died in mysterious circumstances. Murmu turned to spirituality to come out of the depression she had slipped into after the spate of personal tragedies. India’s new President is known to be a keen yoga practitioner and has an affable personality. Image Credit: File 4 of 5 After choosing a Dalit, Ram Nath Kovind, as a Presidential candidate in the previous elections, BJP-led National Democratic Alliance went with a tribal wom...

Droupadi Murmu took oath of office as the 15th President of India on Monday and created history by being the first tribal head of State and the second woman to occupy the country’s highest constitutional post. “That I attained the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor person in India. My election is a proof of the fact that the poor in India can have dreams and fulfil them too."said Madam President after being sworn in by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana at Parliament’s Central Hall. Ms Murmu, who succeeds Ram Nath Kovind, is India’s youngest President at 64 and the first to be born after Independence. She took her oath of office in Hindi and in the name of God to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law". Droupadi Murmu swearing-in ceremony updates | Xi Jinping congratulates President Droupadi Murmu “It is a tribute to the power of our democracy that a daughter born in a poor house in a remote tribal area can reach the highest constitutional position in India. That I attained the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor person in India,” she said in her address, marking her journey from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj – one of the most underdeveloped districts in India-- to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and CJI Ramana were on the dais while other dignitaries including former ...

• Home • Karnataka Election 2023 • Budget 2023 • Market • Stock Stats • Top Gainers • Top Losers • Indices • Nifty 50 • Sensex • CaFE Invest • Commodities • IPO NEWS • Investing Abroad • IPOs • Economy • Tech • Auto • SME • Mobility • Industry • Banking & Finance • Education • Money • Insurance • Income Tax • Mutual Funds • Blockchain • Infrastructure • Railways • Aviation • Roadways • India • Defence • Lifestyle • Travel & Tourism • Health • Science • Healthcare • Brand Wagon • Entertainment • Events • Jobs • Sports • IPL 2023 • Multimedia • Photos • Videos • Audio • Web Stories • Auto Web Stories • Infographics • ePaper • Today’s Paper • From The Print • International • Edits & Columns • Opinion • FE 360 • Politics • Economy • Personal Finance Print • Front Page • FE Insight • Fe@Campus • archive The week will start with the President of India elect Droupadi Murmu, taking oath on July 15, 2022. She will be the first tribal woman to become the 15 thPresident of India. She was elected after she received 64 percent of votes, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ends on Sunday July 24, 2022. He was sworn in as the 14 thPresident of India in 2017. All you want to know about the Oath Taking Ceremony Karnataka Elections 2023: Opinion polls show Congress in lead, BJP stares at major setback 9:17 am: The outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind will leave his apartment committee room Kaveri and will reach there by 9.20 am. 9:22 am: President-el...