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| name                = Draupadi Murmu
| native_name_lang =  
| image              = Droupadi Murmu June 2022.jpg
| image = Governor of Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu in December 2016.jpg
| caption            = Murmu in June 2022
| office = 9th [[List of Governors of Jharkhand|Governor of Jharkhand]]
| order              =
| term_start = 18 May 2015
| office             = 15th [[President of India|President of India]]
| term_end = 12 July 2021
| vicepresident      = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1namedata = [[Raghubar Das]] <br /> [[Hemant Soren]]
| term_start          = 25 July 2022
| predecessor = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| term_end            =
| successor = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| predecessor        = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| office2 = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Member of  
| successor          =
Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| office2            = 9th [[Governor of Jharkhand]]
| term_start2 = 2000
| term_start2        = 18 May 2015
| term_end2 = 2009
| term_end2          = 12 July 2021
| predecessor2 = Laxman Majhi
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| successor2 = Shyam Charan Hansdah
| 1namedata2          = [[Raghubar Das]],<br /> [[Hemant Soren]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| predecessor2        = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| constituency2 = [[Rairangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rairangpur]]
| successor2          = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|06|20}}
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| birth_place = [[Mayurbhanj]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| status3            = Independent Charge
| spouse = Shyam Charan Murmu (deceased)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-draupdi-murmu-next-president-narendra-modi-pranab-mukherjee-4701597/|title = Who is Draupadi Murmu?|date = 13 June 2017}}</ref>
| term_start3        = 6 August 2002
| children = 2 sons (deceased), 1 daughter
| term_end3          = 16 May 2004
| alma_mater = Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar
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| alma_mater         = [[Rama Devi Women's University]]
| occupation          = Politician
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'''Draupadi Murmu''' (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who was the ninth [[List of Governors of Jharkhand|Governor of Jharkhand]]. She is the first governor of [[Jharkhand]] to complete the five year term (2015-2021), since its formation in the year 2000.
'''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.


==Early life==
==Personal life==
Draupadi Murmu born in 20 June 1958 in Baidaposi village of [[Mayurbhanj district]] in Odisha. Her father's name is 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}}</ref> She belongs to [[Santal people|Santal]] family.<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=indiatoday}}</ref>
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]]


==Personal life==
==Teaching career==
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.<ref name = "ref_sons">http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-draupdi-murmu-next-president-narendra-modi-pranab-mukherjee-4701597/></ref>
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}}


==Career==
==2022 presidential campaign==
=== State politics ===
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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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.<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> She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from [[Rairangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rairangpur assembly constituency]] in the years 2000 and 2004.<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>


=== Governorship ===
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>
She is 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><ref name="myref1">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-government-names-new-governors-for-Jharkhand-five-NE-states/articleshow/47253194.cms?|title=Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states|access-date=2015-05-12|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She is the first woman and tribal leader from [[Odisha]] to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.<ref name="myref3">{{Cite web|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/127361/odisha-bjp-leader-droupadi-murmu-appointed-as-jharkhand-guv/|title=Ex Odisha minister Draupadi Murmu new Jharkhand Guv|access-date=2015-05-12|website=Odisha SunTimes|date=12 May 2015}}</ref><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}}</ref>


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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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* [http://www.oneindia.com/india/what-you-should-know-about-draupadi-murmu-the-next-president-of-india-2426395.html Presidential Nominee]
* {{Official website|https://www.draupadimurmu.in/}}
 
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Draupadi Murmu
Murmu in June 2022
15th President of India
Assumed office
25 July 2022
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu
Preceded byRam Nath Kovind
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, Government of Odisha
Independent Charge
In office
6 August 2002 – 16 May 2004
GovernorM. M. Rajendran
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
MinistryFisheries and Animal Resources Development
In office
6 March 2000 – 6 August 2002
GovernorM. M. Rajendran
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
MinistryCommerce and Transport
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
5 March 2000 – 21 May 2009
Preceded byLaxman Majhi
Succeeded byShyam Charan Hansdah
ConstituencyRairangpur
Personal details
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 68)
Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Shyam Chandra Murmu
​
(
m. invalid year; died 2014)
Children3
Alma materRama Devi Women's University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Draupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is the president-elect of India. She was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[1]. She had served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021. Murmu was a presidential candidate for the National Democratic Alliance in the 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.[2] 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[edit | edit source]

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 elected as sarpanch 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 are dead, and a daughter. She lost her husband and two sons in a span of 4 years. [6] Spiritually Murmu has been associated with the Brahma Kumaris.[7]

Educational Qualifications[edit | edit source]

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.[source]

Teaching career[edit | edit source]

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.[8]

Political career[edit | edit source]

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]

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.[9][better source needed] [10]

Governor of Jharkhand[edit | edit source]

Murmu with Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi in 2017

Murmu took oath as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.[11]

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.[12][better source needed]

2022 presidential campaign[edit | edit source]

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.[13] Should she be elected, she will be the first tribal politician and second woman to be elected president.[14] 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 JMM ,BSP and many others were some of the prominent opposition parties that extended their support to her.[15][16][17]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu, Former Jharkhand Governor, Is BJP's Choice For President". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "NDA's Draupadi Murmu likely to be 15th President of India: Top Developments". TimesNow. Retrieved 21 July 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". India Today. New Delhi. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  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. ↑ "How Droupadi Murmu dealt with personal tragedies". TheWeek.
  8. ↑ "Profile:The importance of being Droupadi Murmu". The Hindu.
  9. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Droupadi Murmu: NDA presidential pick is ex-teacher, took BJP head on as Jharkhand governor". The Print.
  13. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu to be NDA's candidate for presidential polls". The Times of India. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "India: BJP backs tribal politician Draupadi Murmu for president against former ally". DW. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Droupadi Murmu meets JMM, NDA leaders, seeks support for prez poll". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Droupadi Murmu to visit Karnataka today, seek support for presidential polls". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Murmu to visit Kolkata today to seek support". The Indian Express. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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Syed Ahmed 		Governor of Jharkhand
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