Top five facts about the NDA presidential candidate.
- Draupadi belongs to the Santhal Tribe of Orissa, the largest tribe in Jharkhand state.
- Draupadi began her political career as a councillor in the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997.
- She is the only governor in the history of Jharkhand to be able to serve her entire tenure.
- Murmu apparently has many firsts to her credit like – being the first woman from her tribe, to be appointed as the governor of Jharkhand.
- Draupadi’s personal life has been highly tempestuous. She lost her husband and two sons. But despite these hardships, she continued to serve society at a grassroot level.
- Apparently, her father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj System.
Compiled By – Princy Jain