Draupadi Murmu : India’s First Tribal Woman President

Draupadi Murmu has been elected as India’s first tribal woman President. She has been elected as 15th President of India.

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She was born on 20 June 1958 in the small village Baidaposi of Mayurbanj district of Orissa. Her father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu, was a farmer.

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She married Shyam Charan Murmu, who passed away in year 2014.She was mother of 2 sons & 1 daughter. Both of her sons died later in life.

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Before being involved in politics, she worked as a teacher. She started her political journey as councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997.

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She get Nilkantha award for her tremendous work after becoming MLA from 2000 to 2004 and also portrayed as best party worker & MLA.

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In 2006, she won the election to serve as the State President of the BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha and the District President of BJP in Mayurbhanj.

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Draupadi Murmu was elected as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015 and remained in that position until May 2021.

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