BJP-led NDA announces Draupadi Murmu name as Presidential candidate for the upcoming elections
Droupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who is a candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election and was the ninth Governor of Jharkhand. She belongs to the Schedule tribe cast community in India. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the first governor of Jharkhand to complete the five year term (2015-2021), since its formation in the year 2000.
Early life
Draupadi Murmu was born on 20 June 1958 in Baidaposi village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. Her father’s name is Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She belongs to Santal family, a tribal ethnic group.
Personal life
Draupadi Murmu was married to Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Draupadi Murmu’s life has been marked by personal tragedies and the loss of husband and two sons.
She is announced as Presidential Candidate from NDA Government in 2022
State politics
During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004.She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.
Governorship
She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.She is the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed a governor in an Indian state. She is candidate for next president election of India 2022
