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The presidency of Droupadi Murmu began on 25 July 2022, after she took the oath as the 15th President of India, administered by Chief Justice N. V. Ramana.She was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and defeated the United Opposition nominee and former Minister of Finance, Yashwant Sinha.
Droupadi Murmu was born to a Santali family on 20 June 1958, in Uparbeda village [6] in the Baidaposi area of Rairangpur, Odisha. [7] Her father Biranchi Narayan Tudu was a farmer. [ 8 ] Her father and grandfather were traditional heads (designated Sarpanch ) of the village council ( Gram Panchayat ). [ 6 ]
The 12th president, Pratibha Patil, is the first woman to hold the office, elected in 2007. On 25 July 2022, Droupadi Murmu took office as the 15th president of India, becoming the second woman and the first tribal person to hold the office. [7]
The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India, [1] [2] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth.
27 June – President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the 18th Lok Sabha. [99] 28 June – One person is killed after a roof at Terminal 1 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi collapses amid heavy rains. [100] 29 June Five soldiers are killed after an Indian Army tank sinks while crossing the Shyok River in Saser Brangsa, Ladakh. [101]
The 2025 Mahakumbh is on the occasion of a rare celestial event that occurs once in 144 years. 16 December - PM Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held their first bilateral meeting in New Delhi following the latter's election. [146] 21-22 December - PM Modi visited Kuwait, becoming first prime minister in 43 years to visit ...
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Droupadi Murmu: Assam : Lakshman Acharya: 30 July 2024 (180 days) Droupadi Murmu: Bihar : Arif Mohammad Khan: 2 January 2025 (24 days) Droupadi Murmu: Archived 24 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Chhattisgarh : Ramen Deka: 31 July 2024 (179 days) Droupadi Murmu: Goa : P. S. Sreedharan Pillai: 15 July 2021 (3 years, 195 days) Ram Nath Kovind