Ms Draupadi Murmu

Top five facts about the NDA presidential candidate.

  1. Draupadi belongs to the Santhal Tribe of Orissa, the largest tribe in Jharkhand state.
  2. Draupadi began her political career as a councillor in the Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997.
  3. She is the only governor in the history of Jharkhand to be able to serve her entire tenure.
  4. Murmu apparently has many firsts to her credit like – being the first woman from her tribe, to be appointed as the governor of Jharkhand.
  5. 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.
  6. Apparently, her father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj System.

Compiled By – Princy Jain

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