Who Is Draupadi Murmu? Her early life. Read to know more.

Draupadi Murmu, an Odisha-based Santal leader, has been named the BJP-led NDA alliance’s nominee for the July 18th presidential election. From 2015 until 2018, Draupadi presided as the governor of Jharkhand.

The 64-year-old Draupadi, an ardent BJP activist from the heartland of Odisha, may become the first tribal woman to hold the highest post since Independence. On Twitter, PM Modi stated that he believes Murmu will be a fantastic president. She was named the Governor of Jharkhand in 2015 at the age of 59.

She was elected as the state’s first female governor. She is also the first governor in Jharkhand to serve her entire term. Draupadi worked as a junior assistant in the government of Odisha’s irrigation and power department from 1979 to 1983. She worked as an honorary assistant teacher at the Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Center in Rairangpur from 1994 to 1997.

As a Rairangpur district elected councillor, Murmu entered politics in 1997. Since that time, the tenacious tribal chief has not looked back. When she was appointed to her first position as a minister by the BJD and BJP coalition government, she was an MLA from Rairangpur (Odisha) and the Minister of State for the Department of Commerce. Additionally, she served as the state president of the BJP’s ST Morcha in Odisha. She had previously been given consideration by the centre as a candidate for president in 2017, but Ram Nath Kovind took the lead.

The opposition’s candidate, Yashwant Sinha of the TMC, an ex-BJP lawmaker, will compete against Draupadi Murmu. In the meantime, Murmu thanked the prime minister on Twitter for considering her for the position.

Draupadi Murmu Early Life

Murmu is currently 64 years old and was born on June 20, 1958. She was born into a family of Panchayati Raj-employed village headmen. In the Mayurbhanj district’s Baidaposi Village lived her father, Biranchi Narayan Tudu. Her life was always difficult and challenging because she was a native lady.

She experienced societal tyranny as well as several setbacks and losses on a personal level. Before entering state politics, she began her career as a teacher. Draupadi Murmu enrolled in the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1997. She was elected as Jharkhand’s first female governor. She was also the first female tribal leader to hold such an honourable position in India.

Belonging to a very remote area from Odisha, it was surprising as well as very delightful for her that National Democratic Alliance elected her as their presidential candidate for the upcoming elections.

Personal Life of Murmu

The personal life of Draupadi Murmu was always filled with hardships. While she was born to a village headman, she did have to go through the social oppression that her Tribal Caste brought to her. She belonged to a remote area and struggled her way into society.

Her marriage also brought her major emotional setbacks. It was very tragic when she lost her husband Shyama Charan Murmu followed by the death of her two sons.

It was her diligence and compassion for society that she continued on despite all the tragedies she faced in her personal life.