India went to the polls on July 15 to elect a new president and Draupadi Murmu came out victorious. Draupadi Murmu after winning the Presidential elections 2022, has become the first tribal person and the second woman to hold the highest office.
Draupadi Murmu is a soft-spoken leader who made her way into the politics of Odisha with her sheer hard work.
Draupadi Murmu was born on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in a Santali tribal family to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. Bother her father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj Systems.
Draupadi Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu, a banker who died in 2014. The couple had two sons, both of whom passed away, and a daughter Itishri Murmu.
Draupadi Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as the councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. In 2000, she became the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat and also served as the National Vice-President of BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.
Draupadi Murmu started out as a school teacher before entering state politics. Murmu worked as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, Rairangpur, and as a Junior Assistant at the Irrigation department of the Government of Odisha.
The President of India is elected by members of the parliament and legislative assembly. The President of India is also the first citizen of the country and holds the highest office.
