10 interesting facts about President Draupadi Murmu
Birth and origin
She was born in 1958 in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha to a farmer family; her family traces its roots to the Baidaposi area of Rairangpur.
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Santhal's pride
Hailing from the Santhal community, she is the first tribal president who is also female. Santhal tribes are mostly found in West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
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Higher Education
Murmu holds a degree from Odisha’s first university exclusively built for women, called Rama Devi University.
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Early life
Before starting a political career, the now-President was a junior assistant in the irrigation department and a school teacher at Shri Aurobindo Integral School Centre.
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Beginning of Political journey
She started her political journey in 1997 when she joined the BJP and got elected as the councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.
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Political Career
In 2000, she was elected to the state assembly from the Rairangpur Assembly constituency.
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Role played in state politics
In the coalition government of the BJP and BJD, she was given the responsibility of Minister of State with independent charge of commerce and transportation, fisheries, and animal resource development.
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Governor of Jharkhand
She was the government minister of Jharkhand from May 2015 until 2021, the first woman to hold the office.
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Role before becoming President
Before becoming president, she served as the Governor of Meghalaya.
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Personal life.
She was married to Shyam Lal Murmu and had two sons and a daughter. Due to unfortunate incidents, she lost her husband and sons in the span of six years.
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