Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician, known for being elected as the 15th President of India on July 21, 2022, after winning the 2022 Indian presidential election.
Wiki/Biography
Droupadi Murmu was born as Puti Tudu on Friday, June 20, 1958, in Mayurbhanj, Odisha (age 65; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. Her hometown is Baldaposi village in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. She studied at KB HS Uparbeda School in Mayurbhanj. In 1979, she pursued her Bachelor of Arts degree from Rama Devi College for Women, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Droupadi’s father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, is a farmer. Her father and grandfather were the village chiefs. Her grandfather, also known as Pradhan, was a tax collector during the British era and after his death, her father assumed the same position. She has two brothers, Bhagat Tudu and Sarani Tudu.
husband and children
Droupadi’s husband, bank clerk Shyam Charan Murmu, died in 2014. She had two sons, one of whom, Laxman Murmu, died in 2013. She lost another son in 2009. She said in an interview that when she lost her son, she suffered from depression. She further added,
I have witnessed many ups and downs in life. I lost two sons and my husband. I was completely devastated. But God gave me the strength to continue serving the people. “
Droupadi Murmu and her husband Shyam Charan Murmu
Collage of Droupadi Murmu’s sons Lakshman and Sipun
She has a daughter, Itishri Murmu, a bank worker.
Droupadi Murmu and her daughter
religion
Draupadi is a Hindu.
caste
Draupadi belongs to a scheduled tribe.
Race
She belongs to the Santhal tribe.
address
She resides in Baldaposi village, PO-Rairangpur, W.No.-2 district, Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
sign
Signature of Draupadi Murmu
From “Dulupadi” to “Dupadi”
In an interview, Droupadi Murmu spoke about her name, which has been changed several times. According to Droupadi Murmu, she was named ‘Durgi’ after her grandmother. She was affectionately called “Batti” by her family and sometimes “Putty.” However, her school teachers disliked the name “Durgi” and combined it with “Puti” to create the name Droupadi, a popular character from the Indian epic Mahabharata. According to Murmu, during her school and college days, her last name was “Tudu” and after her marriage to Shyam Charan Murmu, she started using the title “Murmu”.
politics
- Droupadi started her political career in 1997 when she became the MP from Rairangpur district in Odisha. In the same year, she also served as Vice Chairman of Rairangpur.
- In 2004, she won the assembly elections from Rairangpur constituency and was subsequently elected as a BJP minister. In 2000, she started working in the transportation, commerce, fishery and animal husbandry departments, and worked there until 2004.
- In 2004, she won the assembly election again and was elected as the BJP MLA from Rairangpur constituency.
- In 2006, she was elected as the Mayurbhanj district president of the BJP and the Morcha state president of the scheduled tribe of the BJP. She held this position from 2006 to 2009.
constitutional office
governor
In May 2015, she was elected as the ninth governor of Jharkhand and will serve until 2021.
president of india
In 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party selected her as its candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election. On July 21, 2022, she defeated Yashwant Sinha in the 2022 Indian presidential election and was elected the 15th President of India.
Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India on July 15, 2022
teacher
In 1979, she started working as a junior assistant in the Odisha Irrigation Department and worked there till 1983. In 1994, Draupadi joined the Shri Aurobindo Center for Integrated Education and Research in Rairangpur as an Assistant Professor and worked there till 1997.
Awards/Honors
- In 2007, she received the Neelkantha Award for the Best MLA from the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- In June 2023, Suriname President Chandrika Persad Santoki awarded her Suriname’s most prestigious honor, the Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Stars.
President Drupadi Murmu received Suriname’s highest honor, the Grand Order of the Yellow Star Chain, from Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santoki.
assets/property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 5,05,000
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 1,30,000
Total Value: Rs. 1,075,000
net worth
As of 2009, Droupadi’s net worth was Rs. 6,10,000.
Facts/Trivia
- As her father was a Pradhan, Drupadi was also known as “Pradhan ki Beti” (Pradhan’s daughter) in her village.
- Her hobbies include reading and knitting.
- In 1983, she quit her government job to care for her children.
- She was the first governor of Jharkhand to serve a five-year term.
- In 2016, she met Pratyusha Banerjee’s parents over their daughter’s suicide case.
- In 2016, she said that after her death, her eyes would be donated to Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital in Ranchi.
- In an interview, she said that after she started following Brahmakumari Nirmala, she was able to fight the depression she suffered after the death of her son and husband. In 2018, Brahmakumari Nirmala tied a rakhi for Droupadi.
Brahmakumari Nirmala ties rakhi to Droupadi Murmu
- In 2021, she held video conferences with several universities to discuss their academic and administrative functions.
Droupadi Murmu reviews video conferencing for academic and administrative functions
- In 2022, she became the first tribal candidate to be nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate in the 2022 Indian presidential elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated her on Twitter and wrote:
Millions of people, especially those who have experienced poverty and hardship, have derived immense strength from the life of Smt. Draupadi Murmu Ji. Our country will benefit greatly from her understanding of policy issues and compassionate nature. “
- In an interview, she expressed her feelings after being selected as a candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential elections and said:
I was surprised and delighted. As a tribal woman from the remote Mayurbhanj district, I had no thought of becoming a candidate for the top job. “
- In 2017, she was elected in the 2017 Indian Presidential Elections in Jharkhand, but did not win the election.
- In 2022, she received Z-level security after being elected president. After the selection, a video of her sweeping the floor of the Shiva temple in Rairangpur was played on many new channels.
- Her party members said in interviews that she always stood up for tribal rights. In interviews, party members commented on her:
Her candidacy was impeccable and she always raised the people’s issues. During her tenure as governor, she often summoned the governor or other senior officials whenever there were reports of atrocities against tribes or women. “
- Her ancestral home is in Úbeda, where all her awards and recognitions are kept.
Droupadi Murmu’s ancestral house.
- According to her, she converted her in-laws’ house into a trust fund and donated it to a school. The name of the trust is “SLS”, named after her husband and son. The trust covers over four acres of land.
Monument to husband and son of Droupadi Murmu
- Some media spelled her as Draupadi Murmu.
- On July 21, 2022, she defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha ( Yashwant Sinha), received a majority of votes and was elected as the 15th President of India.
- Droupadi Murmu receives the new voter ID card from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 28, 2023.
President Droupadi Murmu receives the voter identity card from Shri P. Krishnamurthy, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/yE2tTXhzq4
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 28, 2023
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