Draupadi Murmu became the President of India
Draupadi Murmu, representing the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected as the 15th President of India.
After Pratibha Patil, this is the second time that a woman has won the post of President of India.
Pratibha Patil was the 12th President of India and her tenure lasted from 2007 to 2012. Pratibha Patil is a member of the Indian Congress Party; A lawyer
Draupadi Murmu, 64, is a woman representing the tribal community of the Indian state of Odisha.
Therefore, this is the first and historic occasion when a woman representing the Indian tribal community has been appointed to the presidency.
Murmu is a politician as well as a teacher. She is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. She also served as the Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021.
The election of the President of India started on the 18th. Counting of votes and release of results took place yesterday (21).
The two candidates who ran for the Indian presidential election were Drupadi Murmu and 84-year-old Yashwant Sinha. Sinha represents the Trinamool Congress. Sinha, a former BJP leader. Yashwant Sinha contested the presidential election representing the opposition political groups led by the United Progressive Alliance.
According to the Constitution of India, the President of the country is not elected by popular vote, but by the votes of the representatives of the Parliament.
The term of office of the President of India is five years. Drupadi Murmu will be sworn in as President on the 25th.
(NDTV)
