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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 .
[citation needed] The election is held by means of a secret ballot under the instant-runoff voting system. [9] The manner of election of the president is provided by Article 55 of the Constitution. Article 58 of the Indian Constitution provides that the president and vice president of India must be citizens of India and at least 35 years old. [10]
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 ]
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Elections in India in 2022 include election to the office of the President of India, vice president of India, by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to state legislative assemblies of 7 (seven) states, by-elections to state legislative assemblies and numerous other elections and by-elections to state legislative councils and local bodies.
The president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, at Rashtrapati Bhavan The president of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India The chief justice of ...
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Article 56(1) of the constitution provides that the president shall hold office for a term of five years, from the date on which they enter their office. According to Article 62, an election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of President shall be completed before the expiration of the term.