Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu द्रौपदी मुर्मू | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official Portrait, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Venkaiah Naidu Jagdeep Dhankhar C. P. Radhakrishnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ram Nath Kovind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor of Jharkhand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 May 2015 – 15 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Minister | Raghubar Das Hemant Soren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Syed Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Durgi Biranchi Tudu 20 June 1958 Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Shyam Charan Murmu
(m. 1980; died 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Rama Devi Women's University (B.A.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | See below | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | presidentofindia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Droupadi Murmu[a] (born Durgi Biranchi Tudu;[b] 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has serving as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election with the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post (at 64) and the first president born in independent India.[3][4]
Previously, she served as the governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021, being the longest-serving governor for that state, as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Rairangpur Assembly constituency from 2000 to 2009, and as minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Odisha, from 2000 to 2004. 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 from 1994 until 1997.[5]
- ^ "When Droupadi Murmu lost her husband, 2 sons | 5 things to know about her family". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "BJP backs tribal politician for India's president – DW – 07/18/2022". dw.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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