Draupadi Murmu
Draupadi Murmu | |
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| 8th Governor of Jharkhand | |
| In office 18 May 2015 – 12 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Raghubar Das Hemant Soren |
| Preceded by | Syed Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laxman Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Charan Hansdah |
| Constituency | Rairangpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1958 Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shyam Charan Murmu (deceased)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Rama Devi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar |
| Profession | Politician |
Draupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician. She was the 8th Governor of Jharkhand from May 2015 to July 2021. She is the first governor of Jharkhand to finish the 5-year term.
Personal life[change | change source]
Draupadi Murmu was married to Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Her husband and two sons died.
State politics[change | change source]
During the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 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.[2] She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.[3]
Governor[change | change source]
She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.[4][5] She is the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed a governor in an Indian state.[6][7]
2022 presidential campaign[change | change source]
In June 2022, the BJP picked Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for President of India in the 2022 election.[8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Who is Draupadi Murmu?". 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News – IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ "Ex Odisha minister Draupadi Murmu new Jharkhand Guv". Odisha SunTimes. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ↑ "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Jun 21, TIMESOFINDIA COM /; 2022; Ist, 21:38. "Draupadi Murmu to be NDA's candidate for presidential polls | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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| Preceded by Syed Ahmed |
Governor of Jharkhand May 2015 – July 2021 |
Succeeded by Ramesh Bais |