Draupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India on July 25, 2022.
She contested against Yashwant Sinha, the joint opposition’s nominee for the top constitutional job
Draupadi Murmu is a tribal leader from Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
Draupadi Murmu is a soft-spoken leader who made her way into the politics of Odisha with her sheer hard work.
Draupadi Murmu after winning the Presidential elections 2022, has become the first tribal and the second woman to hold the highest office.
Draupadi Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as the councilor of the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
In 2000, she became the Chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat and also served as the National Vice-President of BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.
Draupadi Murmu on July 25, 2022, took oath as the 15th President of India. Her oath was administered by the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana in the Central Hall of Parliament.