Who is Draupadi Murmu?
Draupadi Murmu is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the leading NDA presidential candidate in the presidential election. The opposition in the presidential election is Yashwant Sinha. Draupadi Murmu is a tribal leader who comes from Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. If Draupadi Murmu becomes the President of India in 2022 she will be the first tribal and the second woman to hold the highest political position in India. In this article, we will know more about Draupadi Murmu.
Draupadi Murmu: Biography
Draupadi Murmu was born on 28th June 1958. She was born in a Santhali tribe in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj in Odisha. Draupadi Murmu’s father and her grandfather were elected as sarpanch under the Panchayati Raj system. She married Shyam Charan Murmu and had two sons and a daughter. However, in 4 years, she lost her husband and both her sons.
Teaching Career
- Draupadi Murmu started school teaching before entering politics.
- She works as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute in Rairangpur.
- She was appointed as a Junior Assistant at the Irrigation Department of the Government of Orissa.
Political Career
- In 1997, Draupadi Murmu join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- She was elected as the councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
- In 2000, she became the chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
- She served as the National vice president of BJP schedule Tribes Morcha.
- From 6th March 2000 to 6th August 2000, when the BJP and Biju Janata Dal allied, she was the minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transportation, and she was also the in-charge for Fisheries and Animal Resource Development from 6th August 2002 to 16th May 2004.
- From 2000 to 2004 she served as the former Odisha minister and MLA from the Rairangpur assembly constituency.
Draupadi Murmu: Personal Life at a Glance
| Name | Draupadi Murmu |
| Date of Birth | 20 June 1958 |
| Age | 64 |
| Father’s Name | Biranchi Narayan Tudu |
| Husband’s Name | Late Shyam Charan Murmu |
| Children | Itishri Murmu |
| Hometown | Mayurbhanj, Odisha |
| Education Qualification | B.A. |
| College | Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneshwar |
| Ethnicity | Santhal Tribe |
| Award | Nilkantha Award fro Best MLA in 2007 |
Draupadi Murmu Awards & Honours:
In 2017, she was awarded the Nilkantha award for the best MLA by Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Draupadi Murmu: Governor of Jharkhand
On 9th May 2015, Draupadi Murmu put the oath as the Governor of Jharkhand and became the first woman governor of Jharkhand. She was also the first female tribal leader from Orissa to be appointed as the governor of an Indian state.
As the governor of Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu, 2017 refused to give assent to a bill approved by the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly seeking amendments to Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act 1908, and Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act 1949. The bill would have granted the rights to tribals to make commercial use of their land while ensuring that the ownership of the land does not change. However, Draupadi Murmu sought an explanation from the Raghuvar Das-led BJP government about the changes it would bring to the well-being of tribals.
Draupadi Murmu: NDA’s Leading Presidential Candidate
The BJP nominated Draupadi Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate for President of India for the 2022 election in June 2022. As part of her presidential campaign for 2022, she visited various States to see support for her candidature from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties. As a part of a campaign, she visited not Eastern states the JMM party of Jharkhand, BJD of Odisha, Shivsena of Maharashtra, BSP of Uttar Pradesh, JDS of Karnataka, and many other prominent opposition parties.
