Draupadi Murmu

By Choekyi Lhamo. DHARAMSHALA, July 21: In a historic first, a tribal woman Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the new President of India on Thursday.

The highest spiritual leader of Tibet who resides at the foothills of the Dhauladhar range said that India is the best of both worlds. I would like to take this opportunity once again to express our deep gratitude through you, to the Government and the people of India, for the warm hospitality we have been granted for more than six decades.” DHARAMSHALA, July 21: In a historic first, a tribal woman Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the new President of India on Thursday. The exiled leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Shrimati Murmu to congratulate her.

Murmu will be the first person from a tribal background to take the office. Murmu is likely to take oath on July 25 with incumbent President Ram Nath ...

In 2015, she was appointed governor of Jharkhand and stayed in the post till 2021. She was a councillor in the local Notified Area Council in 1997 and rose to be a minister in Odisha's BJD-BJP coalition government from 2000 to 2004. Odisha goes to the polls along with the 2024 general elections and so does Andhra Pradesh, where there is a significant tribal population. Soon after counting began and she inched towards the halfway mark, celebrations began in her native town of Rairangpur congratulating "Odisha's daughter", with folk artists and tribal dancers performing on the streets. Murmu is likely to take oath on July 25 with incumbent President Murmu belongs to one of the largest tribal groups in the country, the Santhals.

Draupadi Murmu is on her way to creating history by becoming the first tribal woman to be the President of India, and the 64-year-old former Governor of ...

When the NDA announced her candidature for the presidential election, it did not come as a surprise. Her daughter, Itishri Murmu, who works as a bank officer with the UCO Bank in Bhubaneswar, told the media that her mother showed “exemplary composure” in the face of challenges, Open Magazine wrote. While she was recovering from her loss, Murmu lost her second son in 2013 in a road accident. Murmu started her political journey in 1997 with the BJP. She was elected as the councillor of Rairangpur district of Odisha in the same year. In 2015, she was appointed as the first woman governor of Jharkhand. She held the position until July 2021. Even hours after the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced her candidature for the presidential elections, Murmu was seen sweeping the floors at a Shiv Temple in Rairangpur in Odisha before offering prayers.

PM Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda visited NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu at her residence to congratulate her after she emerged victorious ...

Gandhi, on Twitter, said, ”Congratulations and best wishes to Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji on being elected as the 15th President of India.” Congratulations to the newly elected President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji. A matter of immense pride for every Indian in having the first woman tribal President— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) #DroupadiMurmu. A memorable day for the country. Bommai, in a tweet, said, A matter of immense pride for every Indian in having the first woman tribal President #DroupadiMurmu. A memorable day for the country. Congratulations and best wishes to Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji on being elected as the 15th President of India.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 21, 2022 Congratulations to the newly elected President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji.” Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, congratulated the NDA nominee for emerging victorious in the Presidential election. Modi, in a tweet, said, “India scripts history. India scripts history. We Indians are proud of our deeply ensconced democratic values. Celebrations were being held at several places across the country. At 64, Murmu will be India's 15th president, taking over from Ram Nath Kovind.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) backed Draupadi Murmu, 64, and is the second woman and first Adivasi female to hold the position of the President of ...

Currently, she is the second woman and first Adivasi female to hold the position of the President of India. She served the state of Odisha as a minister of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from 2000 to 2004 under the BJP and BJD coalition government. Later, in the Irrigation Department of the Odisha government, Murmu worked as a Junior Assistant.

On Thursday, the former Jharkhand governor and the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate, who found many other backers along her campaign trail, won an easy ...

She was also named member of the In 2015, she was appointed governor of Jharkhand and stayed in the post till 2021. The BJD snapped ties with the BJP in 2009 and has consolidated its hold over Odisha since then. It was when I visited Brahma Kumaris, I realised I had to move on and live for my two sons and daughter," Murmu had said. "I am surprised as well as delighted. "I was devastated and suffered from depression.

NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu had a clear edge over Opposition Yashwant Sinha in this election as several political parties including the Janata Dal United (JDU) ...

While for MP, the formula is total value votes of MLAs of a state/UT divided by total number of MPs in both houses of parliament. Value of a vote of an MLA from Mizoram or Arunachal is 8, while the same for an MLA from Uttar Pradesh is 208. While the value of a vote of a MP, both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, is 700, the value is different for each state assemblies, depending on the population. After the 3rd round, she had got 2161 votes, which translates to 5,77,777 in terms of the value of the votes. And the value varies from voters of different lawmakers. After the end of counting that spanned four rounds, Draupadi Murmu received 2,824 votes, the value of which is 6,76,803.

Draupadi Murmu is all set to be the first tribal President of India and the country's second female President. Draupadi Murmu has won the race by a ...

- Voting was held in 30 places including Delhi and Puducherry for the Presidential election. There was 100 percent voting in 11 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Murmu, who belongs to a tribal community in Odisha, will be the first Adivasi woman to occupy the country’s top constitutional post.

The former Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmu is officially the first tribal president of India. However, her personal life has been quite tragic; ...

It's incredible to see Draupadi Murmu becoming the first tribal female President of India, despite all the setbacks she had suffered in her life. But soon, things got worse for Draupadi Murmu as her husband, Shyam Charan Murmu, died due to cardiac arrest in 2014, and it was simply a terrible phase for the politician. Draupadi Murmu had got married to a banker named, Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had welcomed three kids, two sons and a daughter. In the year 1997, Draupadi Murmu had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and soon she was honoured with the position of councillor of the Rairangpur Nagar panchayat. With her immense hard work and dedication, Draupadi Murmu became the Chairperson of the Rairangpur panchayat in 2000. Former Governor of Jharkhand, Draupadi Murmur is an alumnus of Ramadevi Women's University. The politician completed her education and soon jumped into teaching and later entered into politics.

Murmu served twice as an MLA and once as a minister in the BJD-BJP coalition government in Odisha, before being sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand on May 18, ...

Murmu stayed in the post till 2021 before moving to her village in Rairangpur, as reported by ABP live. Around 13 years ago Murmu first got connected with the Brahma Kumari Sansthan in Mount Abu in Rajasthan, as reported by IANS. - She was the first woman Governor of the state and the first female tribal leader to serve as a Governor in any Indian state. - She lost both her sons and her husband several years back. They have a little daughter, as reported by ABP live. Adivasiwoman to occupy the country’s top constitutional post.

Celebrations broke out outside the Rajasthan BJP headquarters in Jaipur and the party workers burst firecrackers and distributed sweets as Murmu emerged ...

"Hearty congratulations to Smt.Droupadi Murmu Ji on being elected as the President of India. It is indeed a very proud moment and a historic day for our country. "Being the first woman presidential candidate from ST category in the country, the BSP rose above party politics and gave her support and vote. She will prove to be an efficient and successful President, country hopes so". I am sure she will work hard for the welfare of all sections of society". "Heartfelt congratulations to respected Droupadi Murmu ji on being elected as the 15th President of the country," Khattar tweeted. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tweeted, "Many congratulations to honourable Droupadi Murmu on being elected as the 15th President of the country."

Draupadi Murmu was elected as the 15th President of India today. In the above picture, tribal artists perform as they celebrate in anticipation of the ...

India News: Droupadi Murmu always looked set for a comfortable win because of NDA's strength and the support it had secured for her from regional parties, ...

was from his home state as he got votes of only nine out of 81 in Jharkhand, whereas Murmu got 137 votes out of 147 in her home state of Odisha. I am sure that Murmu ji’s tenure as the 15th President of India will make the country more proud, home minister Amit Shah tweeted.Maharashtra Seen in conjunction with Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s late swinger in favour of the fellow Santhal, the bonus votes obviously pleased NDA managers.

India, the country slated to have the world's largest population by the end of the year, and a member of BRICS, Thursday announced the name of the person to ...

She is to be sworn in on July 25. A member of the Santal ethnic minority, one of India’s largest tribal groups, Murmu started her career as a school teacher in the eastern state of Odisha before moving on to become a state lawmaker and a governor of the neighboring state of Jharkhand. India, the country slated to have the world's largest population by the end of the year, and a member of BRICS, Thursday announced the name of the person to become the next head of state.

On Thursday, Draupadi Murmu scripted history by becoming the first tribal person and the only second woman to be elected as the President of India.

One of her sons, Laxman Murmu passed away, at the age of 25 years, in 2009. In 2015 Draupadi Mumru created history when she became the first tribal woman Governor in the country. She worked as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, Rairangpur and a junior assistant at the irrigation department Government of Odisha. In her political debut, she was elected as the councillor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat, going on to become the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 2000. She worked as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, Rairangpur and a junior assistant at the irrigation department Government of Odisha. In 2015 Draupadi Mumru created history when she became the first tribal woman Governor in the country.

Nomination of Draupadi Murmu by the party in power as the presidential candidate was a political master stroke Her credentials were so strong that she ...

It would arrest the process of economic and social marginalisation of many tribal communities in remote parts of the country. In Odisha, in particular, the party is likely to make inroads into many pockets of stronghold of the Biju Janata Dal. The election witnessed cases of cross voting in a number of states and confirmed her strong credentials and people’s eagerness to see her elected to the highest of the land.