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Draupadi Murmu
Murmu in 2022
9th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
18 May 2015 – 12 July 2021
Chief MinistersRaghubar Das
Hemant Soren
Preceded bySyed Ahmed
Succeeded byRamesh Bais
Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, Government of Odisha
Independent Charge
In office
6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004
GovernorM. M. Rajendran
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Minister of State for Commerce and Transportation, Government of Odisha
Independent Charge
In office
6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2009
Preceded byLaxman Majhi
Succeeded byShyam Charan Hansdah
ConstituencyRairangpur
Personal details
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66)
Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
Alma materRama Devi Women's University
OccupationPolitician
Professionteacher

Draupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the official nominee of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the 2022 presidential election.[1][2] Murmu is the first person belonging to a scheduled tribe, to be nominated as a candidate for the post of President of India. She previously served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021.

Personal life

Draupadi Murmu was born in a Santali tribal family on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, to Biranchi Narayan Tudu.[3][better source needed][4] Both her father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj system.[5][better source needed]

Draupadi Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu, a banker who died in 2014. The couple had two sons, both of whom died, and a daughter.[6]

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 as a Junior Assistant at the irrigation department of the Government of Odisha.[7]

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. She also served as the national vice-president of BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.[citation needed]

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.[8][better source needed] She is former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur Assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.[9] She was conferred Nilkantha Award for best MLA by Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2007.[citation needed]

Governor of Jharkhand

Murmu took oath as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.[10] She was the first female tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor of an Indian state.[citation needed]

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 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.[11][better source needed]

2022 presidential campaign

In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India for the 2022 election the following month.[12][better source needed]

Murmu is the second person belonging to a scheduled tribe, to be nominated as a candidate for the post of President of India (the first person being P. A. Sangma).[citation needed]

Controversies stirred over when Congress called Murmu a dummy candidate of the BJP through its tweet. [13] RJD's Tejaswi Yadav called her a statue and stated that Rashtrapati Bhavan did not need one.[14] Further comments were passed saying Murmu represents "evil philosophy of India" by the opposition. All these critics faced severe backlash from many parties and people.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Draupadi Murmu, Former Jharkhand Governor, Is BJP's Choice For President". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "BJP-led NDA names Draupadi Murmu, former governor of Jharkhand as candidate for presidential polls". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Draupadi Murmu may soon be the President of India: Know all about her". indiatoday.
  5. ^ "Governor reaches out". Hindustan. Ranchi. 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Who is Draupadi Murmu?". The Indian Express. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Profile:The importance of being Droupadi Murmu". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Droupadi Murmu: NDA presidential pick is ex-teacher, took BJP head on as Jharkhand governor". The Print.
  12. ^ "Draupadi Murmu to be NDA's candidate for presidential polls". The Times of India. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ^ "'Draupadi Murmu is BJP's dummy presidential candidate': Puducherry Congress' tweet draws flak". DNA India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "After 'Dummy' Jibe, Draupadi Murmu Faces 'Statue' Slam as Tejashwi Yadav Speaks Against NDA Prez Pick". News18. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  15. ^ Jul 13, TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated:; 2022; Ist, 21:43. "Congress leader says Droupadi Murmu represents 'evil philosophy of India'; BJP hits back, seeks apology | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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