Draupadi Murmu was elected as the
fifteenth President of India. Although this was the 16th presidential election,
Murmu took office as the 15th president. Because the first President
Rajendra Prasad was elected twice. This great victory has a lot to be proud of.
There are many special features of this
sweet victory. First, she is the second woman
to hold the highest office in the country. A person from a tribal community has
become the country's supreme commander. Also, the first President born in
independent India. Another thing about her is that she is the youngest person
to hold this position.
Birth
and childhood
Sixty-four-year-old Draupadi was
born in a Santal tribal family in the Mayurbhanj district. Draupadi Murmu was
born in 1958 on June 20. Her father worked for the Panchayati Raj system as a
headman in the village. Biranchi Narayan Tudu, her paternal grandfather, was a
native of Mayurbhanj and lived in Baidaposi. Due to her tribal background, her
life had always been challenging and full of obstacles. She was an excellent student
and a great devotee of Lord Shiva since childhood.
The
Santhal community can be proud
Draupadi Murmu is from the
Santhal tribe, the third largest tribe in the country. In addition to Bihar,
Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, the Santals also have roots in Bangladesh
and Nepal. Due to the lack of written historical records, not much information
is available about the origin of the Santals. However, the prevailing view is
that the Santals were a nomadic group that settled in the Chota Nagpur plateau
of Jharkhand before migrating to parts of Bihar and Odisha in the late 18th
century. We already know the fighting spirit and bravery of the Santal
army. The struggle of the Santhals against the oppression of the British army
is one of the most brilliant chapters in the history of independence.
Draupadi
Murmu – Family
Draupadi married Shyam Charan Murmu, a bank official. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2014. She was not only subject to the tyranny of society, but she was also the victim of personal tragedies and setbacks. Between 2009 and 2015, Draupadi lost six people, including her husband, two sons, mother, and brother. Daughter Ithisree Murmu is a bank officer. Following the deaths of her sons, she said she suffered from depression. She herself has said that it was a big shock for her.
A
life full of challenges
Life was a struggle for Draupadi,
who was left behind by the mainstream. She overcame all these hardships one by
one and got higher education. Later she served as a teacher.
After graduating from Bhubaneswar Rama Devi Women's University, she worked as a
government employee and teacher.
In 1997, she became a municipal councilor in Rairangpur on a BJP ticket.
Entry
into politics
Her political career began in
1997 when she joined the BJP party. Prior to becoming involved in politics at
the state level, she was a teacher. Apart from that, Murmu has also worked as a
Junior Assistant in the State Irrigation and Power Department. Draupadi Murmu
has been credited with membership in the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1997. She
was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2000 and became a state minister for
four years. Later she became the Governor of Jharkhand in 2015. As the first woman
governor in Jharkhand, she was a pioneer in the state.
Draupadi Murmu - at a
glance
·
Fifteenth President.
·
64 years old.
·
The second woman
to become President.
·
First President from the Santhal tribal community.
·
First Odisha native to become President.
·
First woman
Governor of Jharkhand.
·
Youngest President ever elected from India.
· She is the first president to be born in independent India.
The
victory was secured in the third round
After the first round of
counting, it was certain that Draupadi Murmu will be the fifteenth president.
Out of 763 MPs who voted, Murmu got 540 votes and Yashwant Sinha got 208 votes.
Fifteen votes are invalid. Murmu got votes worth 3.78 lakhs in the first round
itself. There are four rounds of vote counting. In the first round, the votes
of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members were counted. In the second round, the
votes of MLAs were counted. Votes of MLAs from the top ten states from Andhra
to Jharkhand in English alphabetical order were counted. In the third round, the
votes of ten states were counted in alphabetical order starting from Karnataka
and Kerala to Rajasthan. At this stage, Draupadi Murmu secured victory.
Final
thoughts
Let us hope that Draupadi Murmu
as the President can fearlessly defend the Constitution. May the President be
able to lead the country forward by protecting the democratic values upheld by
the Constitution, strengthening the mutual friendship of the people, and
overcoming obstacles. As the custodian
of the Constitution, let the President strengthen the Constitution and protect
the constitutional values and the secular and democratic
nature of the country. Let the new President of India become the pride of India
forever.
Reference: Wikipedia
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