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Following Zakir Husain's death, two acting presidents held office until the new president, V. V. Giri, was elected. When Giri resigned to take part in the presidential elections, he was succeeded by Mohammad Hidayatullah as acting president. [6] The 12th president, Pratibha Patil, is the first woman to hold the office, elected in 2007.
Murmu is the second woman after Pratibha Patil to serve as president. [4] Murmu speaking before the 75th Independence Day, August 2022. Murmu addressed the nation for the first time as president on 14 August 2022, the eve of the 75th Independence Day. [37] In September 2022, she launched a government program 'Pradhanmantri TB mukht Bharat ...
The president of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, [a] the first citizen of the country, as well as the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office from 25 July 2022.
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 (born 1958) is an Indian politician who is the current President of India belongs to Murmu clan of Santal. Anthony Murmu , (27 October 1930 – 19 April 1985) an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajmahal , Bihar as a member of the Janata Party .
Suvra died on 18 August 2015, aged 74, of heart failure, while Mukherjee was still in office. [82] Their elder son, Abhijit Mukherjee, was a Congress MP from Jangipur, West Bengal, until 2019. He was elected in a by-election after his father vacated the seat. Before his election to the Lok Sabha, Abhijit was an MLA from Nalhati in Birbhum. [83]
President-elect Donald Trump (R) at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., on December 22, 2024, and Former President Jimmy Carter (L) at the Galilee United Methodist Church in ...
President of the United States Joe Biden congratulated her and stated her victory was the "strength of Indian democracy". [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated her and said that he would be willing to work with her to enhance political mutual trust between China and India.