Odisha’s daughter Draupadi Murmu makes history; becomes India’s first tribal & youngest President
Draupadi Murmu has become the 15th President of India. She contested against Yashwant Sinha, the United Opposition’s candidate for the top constitutional post. Draupadi Murmu is a tribal leader from Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. Draupadi Murmu is a soft-spoken leader who made her place in politics with her hard work.
Met Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji and congratulated her. pic.twitter.com/ALdJ3kWSLj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 21, 2022
64-year-old Murmu won by a huge margin with over 64 percent of the valid votes. She will replace Ram Nath Kovid to become the 15th President of the country. Murmu will be the first person from tribal background to hold the post. Murmu is likely to take oath on Monday (July 25) and the term of present President Ram Nath Kovind ends on Sunday (July 24).
2022 Indian presidential election
| Nominee | Droupadi Murmu | Yashwant Sinha |
| Party | BJP | Independent |
| Alliance | NDA | United Opposition |
| Home state | Odisha | Bihar |
| Electoral vote | 676,803 | 380,177 |
| States carried | 21 + PY | 7 + NCT |
| Percentage | 64.03% | 35.97% |
Murmu’s victory was ensured only after the third round when the returning officer announced that she had already received more than 53 percent of the total valid votes.
Draupadi Murmu
- Born: June 20, 1958
- Birth Place: Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
- Age: 64 years
- Parents: Biranchi Narayan Tudu
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
- Education: Ramadevi Women’s University
- Office: President of India
- Previous Offices: Governor of Jharkhand, Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal, Minister of State for Commerce and Transport, Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
- Children: Itishri Murmu
- Spouse: Shyam Charan Murmu (passed away in 2014)
Draupadi Murmu will be the first president to be born after independence and the youngest to hold the top post. She is also the second woman to become president. Draupadi Murmu, in 2007, received the Neelkanth Award for Best MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) by the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
LIST OF PRESIDENTS OF INDIA
| Sl.No | President | From | To |
| 1 | Rajendra Prasad | 26-Jan-50 | 13-May-62 |
| 2 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13-May-62 | 13-May-67 |
| 3 | Zakir Husain | 13-May-67 | 03-May-69 |
| — | V. V. Giri | 03-May-69 | 20-Jul-69 |
| — | Mohammad Hidayatullah | 20-Jul-69 | 24-Aug-69 |
| 4 | V. V. Giri | 24-Aug-69 | 24-Aug-74 |
| 5 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 24-Aug-74 | 11-Feb-77 |
| — | B. D. Jatti | 11-Feb-77 | 25-Jul-77 |
| 6 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 25-Jul-77 | 25-Jul-82 |
| 7 | Zail Singh | 25-Jul-82 | 25-Jul-87 |
| 8 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 25-Jul-87 | 25-Jul-92 |
| 9 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25-Jul-92 | 25-Jul-97 |
| 10 | K. R. Narayanan | 25-Jul-97 | 25-Jul-02 |
| 11 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | 25-Jul-02 | 25-Jul-07 |
| 12 | Pratibha Patil | 25-Jul-07 | 25-Jul-12 |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee | 25-Jul-12 | 25-Jul-17 |
| 14 | Ram Nath Kovind | 25-Jul-17 | 25-Jul-22 |
| 15 | Draupadi Murmu | 25-Jul-22 | Current (Term ends on 25 July 2027) |
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