Droupadi Murmu took the oath of office as the 15th President of India on July 25, and created history by becoming the first tribal head of state and second woman to occupy the country’s highest constitutional post.
- She was administered oath by Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana at the Central Hall of Parliament.
- The 64-year-old is the youngest President of the country.
- She is also the first President of India who is born after Independence.
- Ms Murmu joined politics in 1997 and was elected Councillor in Rairangpur Notified Area Council of Odisha.
- She served twice as an MLA from Rairangpur Assembly Constituency from 2000 to 2009 and once as a Minister for Commerce, Transport, Fisheries, and Animal Resources Development in Odisha Government.
- On 18th May 2015, Ms Murmu took oath as Governor of Jharkhand and stayed in the post till 12th July last year.
- She was the first woman Governor of the state and the first female tribal leader to serve as a Governor in any Indian state.
