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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Draupadi Murmu
| image               = Droupadi Murmu June 2022.jpg
| caption             = Murmu in June 2022
| order               =
| office              = 15th [[President of India|President of India]]
| vicepresident       = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| primeminister       = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start          = 25 July 2022
| term_end            =
| predecessor         = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| successor           =
| office2             = 9th [[Governor of Jharkhand]]
| term_start2         = 18 May 2015
| term_end2           = 12 July 2021
| 1blankname2         = [[List of chief ministers of Jharkhand|Chief Ministers]]
| 1namedata2          = [[Raghubar Das]],<br /> [[Hemant Soren]]
| predecessor2        = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| successor2          = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| office3             = [[Government of Odisha|Minister of State, Government of Odisha]]
| status3             = Independent Charge
| term_start3         = 6 August 2002
| term_end3           = 16 May 2004
| 2blankname3         = [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor]]
| 2namedata3          = [[M. M. Rajendran]]
| 3blankname3         = [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| 3namedata3          = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| 4blankname3         = Ministry
| 4namedata3          = Fisheries and Animal Resources Development
| predecessor3        =
| successor3          =
| 4blankname4         = Ministry
| 4namedata4          = Commerce and Transport
| 2blankname4         = [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor]]
| 2namedata4          = [[M. M. Rajendran]]
| 3blankname4         = [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]]
| 3namedata4          = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| term_start4         = 6 March 2000
| term_end4           = 6 August 2002
| predecessor4        =
| successor4          =
| office5             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5         = 5 March 2000
| term_end5           = 21 May 2009
| predecessor5        = Laxman Majhi
| successor5          = Shyam Charan Hansdah
| constituency5       = [[Rairangpur Assembly constituency|Rairangpur]]
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|06|20}}
| birth_place         = Uparbeda, [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]], [[Orissa]], [[India]]
| children            = 3
| spouse              = {{marriage|Shyam Chandra Murmu|Unknown|2014|end=died}}
| education           =
| alma_mater          = [[Rama Devi Women's University]]
| occupation          = Politician
| profession          = Teacher
| website             =
}}

'''Draupadi Murmu''' (born 20 June 1958) is the president-elect of India. She was a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Draupadi Murmu, Former Jharkhand Governor, Is BJP's Choice For President |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/draupadi-murmu-former-jharkhand-governor-is-bjps-choice-for-president-3088291 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>. She had served as the ninth [[List of Governors of Jharkhand|Governor of Jharkhand]] from 2015 to 2021. Murmu was a presidential candidate for the [[National Democratic Alliance]] in the [[2022 Indian presidential election|2022 election]], having won the election on July 21, 2022. She is the second person belonging to a scheduled tribe contesting for the same post, and the first woman belonging to scheduled tribe to be the [[President of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NDA's Draupadi Murmu likely to be 15th President of India: Top Developments |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/ndas-draupadi-murmu-to-be-15th-president-of-india-top-developments-article-93030965 |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref>
[https://www.teknikalraman.com/draupadi-murmu/ Draupadi Murmu] will take oath as the 15th [[President of India]] on July 25 at the [[Parliament House, New Delhi]]. She won against [[Yashwant Sinha]] (former diplomat and union cabinet minister) with a lead of 5,77,777 votes, as per the latest counting.

==Personal life==
Draupadi Murmu was born in a [[Santal people|Santali]] [[Scheduled Tribe|tribal]] family on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village of [[Mayurbhanj district]] in Odisha, to Biranchi Narayan Tudu.<ref>{{cite web|title=Smt. Droupadi Murmu|url=http://www.odishahelpline.com/Profile-of-Smt-Droupadi-Murmu-of-RAIRANGPUR-constituency-4.html|website=Odisha Helpline|access-date=27 July 2015|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008190558/http://www.odishahelpline.com/Profile-of-Smt-Droupadi-Murmu-of-RAIRANGPUR-constituency-4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/draupadi-murmu-president-of-india-982961-2017-06-15|title=Draupadi Murmu may soon be the President of India: Know all about her|website=India Today|date=15 June 2017 |place=New Delhi |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> Both her father and grandfather were elected as [[sarpanch]] under the [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayati Raj system]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 April 2018 |title=Governor reaches out |work=Hindustan |location=Ranchi}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2022}}

Draupadi Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu, a banker, who died in 2014. The couple had two sons, both of whom are dead, and a daughter. She lost her husband and two sons in a span of 4 years. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-13 |title=Who is Draupadi Murmu? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-draupdi-murmu-next-president-narendra-modi-pranab-mukherjee-4701597/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Spiritually Murmu has been associated with the [[Brahma Kumaris]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2022/06/24/how-droupadi-murmu-dealt-with-personal-tragedies.html|website=TheWeek|title=How Droupadi Murmu dealt with personal tragedies}}</ref>

== Educational Qualifications ==
Draupadi Murmu is an arts graduate of Rama Devi Women's College. She was appointed as a junior assistant in the Odisha Irrigation Department after serving as an honorary assistant professor at Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research in Rairangpur.[[https://www.teknikalraman.com/draupadi-murmu/ source]]

==Teaching career==
Murmu started out as a school teacher before entering state politics. She worked as an assistant professor at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Institute, [[Rairangpur]] and junior assistant at irrigation department Government of Odisha.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/profile-the-importance-of-being-draupadi-murmu/article65550479.ece|title=Profile:The importance of being Droupadi Murmu|website= The Hindu}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Murmu joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as the councillor of the [[Rairangpur]] [[Nagar Panchayat]]. Murmu became the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 2000.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

During the BJP and [[Biju Janata Dal]] coalition government in Odisha, she was the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Commerce and Transportation from March 6, 2000, to August 6, 2002, and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002, to May 16, 2004.<ref name="myref4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Draupadi-Murmu-Jharkhand-Guv/2015/05/13/article2811852.ece|title=Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv|access-date=2015-05-13|website=New Indian Express}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2022}} <ref name="myref2">{{Cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narendra-modi-government-appoints-four-governors/545256-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515043617/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narendra-modi-government-appoints-four-governors/545256-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-05-15|title=Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors|access-date=2015-05-12|website=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref>

==Governor of Jharkhand==
[[File: The Governor of Jharkhand, Smt. Draupadi Murmu calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on August 11, 2017.jpg|thumb|Murmu with Vice President [[M. Venkaiah Naidu]] in [[New Delhi]] in 2017|250px]]

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Murmu took oath as the [[Governor of Jharkhand]] on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman Governor of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="IBNlive 2015">{{cite web | title=Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile | website=[[IBN Live]] | date=18 May 2015 | url=http://m.ibnlive.com/news/india/draupadi-murmu-sworn-in-as-first-woman-governor-of-jharkhand-993328.html | access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>

As Governor in 2017, Murmu had refused to give assent to a bill approved by the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] seeking amendments to the ''Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908'', and the ''Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949.'' The bill sought to give rights to [[Scheduled Tribe|tribals]] to make commercial use of their land, while ensuring that the ownership of land does not change. Murmu sought an explanation from the [[Raghubar Das]]-led BJP government about the changes it would bring for the well-being of tribals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/politics/droupadi-murmu-nda-presidential-pick-is-ex-professor-took-bjp-head-on-as-jharkhand-governor/1007966/|title=Droupadi Murmu: NDA presidential pick is ex-teacher, took BJP head on as Jharkhand governor|website=The Print}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=July 2022}}

==2022 presidential campaign==
In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the [[National Democratic Alliance]]'s candidate for [[President of India]] for the [[2022 Indian presidential election|2022 election]] the following month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2022|title=Draupadi Murmu to be NDA's candidate for presidential polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/draupadi-murmu-to-be-ndas-candidate-for-presidential-polls/articleshow/92368505.cms |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Should she be elected, she will be the first tribal politician and second woman to be elected president.<ref name=first>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-bjp-backs-tribal-politician-draupadi-murmu-for-president-against-former-ally/a-62505626|title=India: BJP backs tribal politician Draupadi Murmu for president against former ally|publisher=DW|accessdate=21 July 2022}}</ref> She was up against [[Yashwant Sinha]], who was nominated as the opposing candidate for President by the opposition parties.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Murmu visited various states as part of the campaign around the country seeking support for her candidature, from BJP lawmakers and other opposition parties like [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]] ,[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] and many others were some of the prominent opposition parties that extended their support to her.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2022-07-05 |title=Droupadi Murmu meets JMM, NDA leaders, seeks support for prez poll |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/droupadi-murmu-meets-jmm-nda-leaders-seeks-support-for-prez-poll-122070500033_1.html |access-date=2022-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-10 |title=Droupadi Murmu to visit Karnataka today, seek support for presidential polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/droupadi-murmu-to-visit-karnataka-today-seek-support-for-presidential-polls-101657439666283.html |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Murmu to visit Kolkata today to seek support |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/murmu-to-visit-kolkata-today-to-seek-support-8018201/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite journal |last=Saini |first=Ajay |date=2020 |title=A Lifeline for the Subaltern: Group Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Jharkhand, India |journal=Social Work With Groups |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=88–92 |doi=10.1080/01609513.2020.1868704 |via=[[Taylor & Francis]]}}
* {{Cite book |last=Naik |first=Smita |title=Whither Women: A Shift from Endowment to Empowerment |publisher=[[CreateSpace]] |year=2016 |isbn=9781523724116}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Bhuiyan |first=Dasarathi |date=2014 |title=Women Politics |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/36595868/women_politics-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1658260133&Signature=UMLk6Rq0SVsjQk6v2FpvKhS6XvlTmLIRX7SOe2acnz3hFQAAPOD36RbRT-~oqPctQRIXpj4Lqhc6BzC7RLn6s7X6D0XF6APgDFRqMtKyJKHxhlKB5rhBqtHtwMIUR61oELNSSt45b4McVGKaU1HNrlIcVEhfSfa3cVWtE4gRNXvFUqjcRTY1r4-i04mudTzROBe-NHhOJ6EkjsZEt01btDf1x04wi8zu2p2CBJaGW8SUcZKk5HBrpN~jCmXtHDrJ0710U4kiT2nA71VB6yD5UWdBVxOxYVoH7ILTmKlQ5KxYUQQ4qGnAowCVKwoJCkiiTiNqAdwGlmwd375ogv1NVA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |journal=Odisha Review |via=[[Academia.edu]]}}
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.draupadimurmu.in/}}
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