Droupadi Murmu

Droupadi Murmu (born Durgi Tudu; 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has served as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post (at 64) and the first president born in independent India. Previously, she served as the governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021, being the longest-serving governor for that state, as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Rairangpur Assembly constituency from 2000 to 2009, and as minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Odisha, from 2000 to 2004. Before entering politics, she worked as a clerk in the State Irrigation and Power Department from 1979 to 1983, and then as a teacher in Rairangpur from 1994 until 1997.

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Prime Minister

Narendra Modi

Vice President

Venkaiah Naidu Jagdeep Dhankhar C. P. Radhakrishnan

Preceded by

Laxman Majhi

Chief Minister

Naveen Patnaik

Succeeded by

Shyam Charan Hansdah

Positions in Odisha

Positions in Odisha Odisha Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Fisheries and Animal ResourcesIn office 6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004Chief MinisterNaveen PatnaikPreceded byBiswabhusan HarichandanSucceeded byDamodar RoutOdisha Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and TransportIn office 6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002Chief MinisterNaveen PatnaikSucceeded byArabinda DhaliMember of Odisha Legislative AssemblyIn office 5 March 2000 – 21 May 2009Preceded byLaxman MajhiSucceeded byShyam Charan HansdahConstituencyRairangpur

Constituency

Rairangpur

Born

Durgi Tudu (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 Uparbeda, Odisha, India

Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Spouse

Shyam Charan Murmu (m. 1980; died 2014)

Children

Laxman Murmu (died 2009) Sipun Murmu (died 2012) Itishree Murmu

Alma mater

Rama Devi Women's University (B .)

Occupation

Politician

Profession

Teacher

Awards

List of awards and honours

Website

presidentofindia

Tables

2000 Orissa Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

4,568

Candidate

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

74,997

Candidate

Registered electors

Party

Registered electors

Party

125,385

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	25,110	34
	INC	Laxman Majhi	20,542	27
	JMM	Braja Mohan Hansdah	10,485	14
Majority			4,568	6
Turnout			74,997	59
Registered electors			125,385
	BJP gain from INC

2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

Candidate

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

89,689

Candidate

Registered electors

Party

Registered electors

Party

131,315

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	29,295	32
	JMM	Ram Chandra Murmu	29,253	32
	INC	Laxman Majhi	22,551	25
Majority			42	0
Turnout			89,689	68
Registered electors			131,315
	BJP hold

2009 Indian general elections: Mayurbhanj · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

66,178

Candidate

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

824,754

Candidate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Laxman Tudu	256,648	31
	JMM	Sudam Marndi	190,470	23
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	150,827	18
	INC	Laxman Majhi	140,770	17
	Independent	Rameswar Majhi	25,603	3
Majority			66,178	8
Turnout			824,754	70
	BJD gain from JMM

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur · Electoral history

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

15,556

Candidate

Turnout

Party

Turnout

Party

156,035

Candidate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah	51,062	32
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	44,679	22
	JMM	Purna Chandra Marndi	28,838	18
	INC	Shyam Charan Hansdah	19,075	12
	NOTA	None of the above	1,096	0
Majority			15,556	9
Turnout			156,035	74
	BJD gain from INC

Results of the 2022 Indian presidential election · Electoral history

Valid votes

Candidate

Valid votes

Candidate

4,701

Coalition

1,056,980

Individual votes

Blank and invalid votes

Candidate

Blank and invalid votes

Candidate

Coalition

15,397

Individual votes

Total

Candidate

Total

Candidate

4,754

Coalition

1,072,377

Individual votes

100

Registered voters / Turnout

Candidate

Registered voters / Turnout

Candidate

4,809

Coalition

1,086,431

Individual votes

Candidate		Coalition	Individual votes	Electoral College votes	%
	Droupadi Murmu	National Democratic Alliance	2,824	676,803	64
	Yashwant Sinha	United	1877	380,177	35
Valid votes			4,701	1,056,980	98
Blank and invalid votes			53	15,397	1
Total			4,754	1,072,377	100
Registered voters / Turnout			4,809	1,086,431	98

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