(1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66) Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Shyam Charan Murmu
(m. 1980; died 2014)
Children
3[a]
Residence
Rashtrapati Bhawan (primary)
Alma mater
Utkal University (BA)
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Teacher
Website
Official website
Droupadi Murmu (née Durgi Biranchi Tudu); born 20 June 1958) is the 15th & current president of India since 2022. She is an Indian politician and former teacher. She won the 2022 presidential election as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] She is the first person belonging to the Santal 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 an independent India.[3][4]
Previously, she served as the 8th 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.[5]
^"When Droupadi Murmu lost her husband, 2 sons | 5 things to know about her family". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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DroupadiMurmu (née Durgi Biranchi Tudu); born 20 June 1958) is the 15th & current president of India since 2022. She is an Indian politician and former...
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