Draupadi Murmu The 15th President of India

Draupadi Murmur is an Indian politician and the 15th president of India. She belonged to the tribal community and was the second woman who held office after Pratibha Patel. She also served as the ninth governor of the Jharkhand government. She assumed office on 25 July 2022 after Ram Nath Govind; she also had many positions in the cabinet of Odisha between the years 2000-2004. In her early life, she worked as a clerk in the irrigation and power department and then as a teacher in Rairangpur. 

Overview of Draupadi Murmu

Born	20th June 1958  Uparbeda Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Political party	Bhartiya Janata party
Spouse	Shyamcharanmurmu
Children	1
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher
Residence	Rashtrapati Bhawan

Personal life of Draupadimurmu

She was born on 20 June 1958 in a santhali family in uperbeda village Odisha .her father’s name was Biranchi Narayan, and she was a farmer by profession. Also, her father and grandfather was the village head known as sarpanch. Her family name was Putitutu, and her school teacher changed her name to Draupadi. She studied in a local primary school in Uparbeda village in her initial year. After that, for higher studies, she moved to Bhubaneshwar, completed her secondary education at a girls’ high school, and graduated with a B.A from Rama Devi Women’s College. In 1980 she married Shyamacharan murmur. He was a professional banker with whom she had two sons and one daughter. Between 2009-2015, her husband, two sons, mother, and brother died in 7 years.

The early career of Draupadi Murmu

Draupadi murmur worked as a junior assistant from 1979- 1983 in the irrigation department. She also served as a teacher and taught Hindi, geography, and Odia at Sri Aurobindo integral education and research center in Rairangpur. She joined the Bharatiya Janata party after being elected as a councillor of the Rairangpur panchayat in 1997 as an independent candidate from a reserved seat for women.

Political carrier of Draupadi Murmu

After being elected as a councilor of the Rai rangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997, she joined Bharatiya Janata Party, and she won 2000 seats in Odisha legislative assembly elections from Rairangpur assembly and served two years from 2000-2009 during BJP and BJD government. She served as a minister of state with independent charges for transportation and commerce from 6th march 2002 to 6 august 2002. In 2007 she won the award for best MLA of the Odisha legislative assembly.

Pathalgadi Movement

The Chota Nagpur tenancy act of 1908 and the Santhal Parganas tenancy act of 1949 safeguard the rights of tribal communities on their lands by limiting land transactions to be done only between the tribal society. In 2016-2017, amendments sought by raghubar das ministry would give the tribal the right to let the government use their land for commercial use and get the tribal land on lease. These bills were sent to Draupadimurmu for approval after the Jharkhand legislative assembly approved them. However, the tribal communities were against the bill, and protests broke out throughout the states. Once the demonstration turned violent, the police had to be defused the situation, which even caused the death of a tribal man. Murmuwas criticized for her soft stance on the police’s aggression against tribal. After receiving 192 memoranda against the amendments in the bills on 24 May 2017, Draupadimurmu relented and returned the bill to the assembly with the memorandum she had received. Later the bills were withdrawn in August. 

Religion and land bills

In 2017, Draupadimurmu approved the freedom of religion bill i017 and amended the land acquisition bill in 2013. the freedom of religion bill makes converting people’s religion by coercion or force illegal and punishable by law. Moreover, if the victim is a minor or a female and belongs to a scheduled caste and tribe, the jail sentences increase to 4 years, along with fines levied. Furthermore, it became mandatory for people who converted voluntarily to inform the deputy commissioner and give them full details about the situation. 

Presidential campaign

The Bhartiya Janta party government recommends murmurs to the president of India, and the opposition party suggests Yashwant Sinha. Before the election, Murmu took various steps and visited multiple states for support. On 21 July 2022, Murmu won with a clear majority in the 2022 elections, defeated YashwantSinha by 676,803 votes, became the president of India, and held office on 25 July 2022.

The political position of the president

She supports BJP for making Hindi a national language and BJP on the Indian agriculture act, known as farm laws.

Faqs

• When was Draupadi Murmu born?

Ans:- She was born on 20 July 1958 in uparbeda village of mayurbhanj district in Odisha in a sathalifamily.

• Draupadi Murmu served as governor of which state?

Ans:- Draupadi murmur served as a governor of Jharkhand, took oath on 18 May 2015, and became the first woman governor of Jharkhand.

• Draupadi murmu was awarded which awards for the best MLA by Odisha legislative assembly?

Ans:- She received the Nilkanth award in the year 2007 for the best MLA.