Preceded by Syed Ahmed Full Name Draupadi Murmu Role Politician Constituency Rairangpur Name Draupadi Murmu | Spouse(s) Shyam Charan Murmu Preceded by Laxman Majhi Party Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Born 20 June 1958 (age 65) ( 1958-06-20 ) | ||
Succeeded by Shyam Charan Hansdah Political party Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Tejasvani: Guest Draupadi Murmu, Governer of Jharkhand
Droupadi Murmu (née Puti Biranchi Tudu, born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 15th and current President of India since 25 July 2022. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the first person belonging to the tribal community and also the second woman after Pratibha Patil to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post of President. Prior to her presidency she served as the ninth governor of Jharkhand between 2015 and 2021, and held various portfolios in the cabinet of Government of Odisha between 2000 and 2004.
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- Tejasvani Guest Draupadi Murmu Governer of Jharkhand
- Draupadi murmu during loksabha elections 2009
- Personal life
- State politics
- Governorship
- References
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.
Draupadi murmu during loksabha elections 2009
Personal life
Draupadi Murmu was married to Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Draupadi Murmu's life has been marked by personal tragedies and the loss of husband and two sons.
State politics
During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004. She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.
Governorship
She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. She is the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.