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Droupadi Murmu | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 15th President of India | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 8th Governor of Jharkhand | |
| In office 18 May 2015 – 12 July 2021 | |
| Chief Ministers | Raghubar Das Hemant Soren |
| Preceded by | Syed Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Minister of State of Odisha | |
Independent Charge | |
| In office 6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Ministry | Fisheries and Animal Resources Development |
| In office 6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Ministry | Commerce and Transport |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 5 March 2000 – 21 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laxman Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Charan Hansdah |
| Constituency | Rairangpur |
| Personal details | |
| 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[a] |
| Residence | Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Utkal University (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Website | Official website |
Droupadi Murmu (born Durgi Biranchi Tudu; born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has served as the 15th president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.[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 8th 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]
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