Draupadi Murmu
| Draupadi Murmu | |
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| ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀ ମୁର୍ମୁ, | |
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| Governor of Jharkhand | |
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Assumed office May 18, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Syed Ahmed |
| Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for Rairangpur |
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In office 2000–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Laxman Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Charan Hansdah |
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| Born | 20 June 1958 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shyam Charan Murmu |
Draupadi Murmu (birth: 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician belonging to Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. She is from Uparbeda village of Kusumi block. She is the incumbent Governor of Jharkhand since 18 May 2015.
During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004. She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.
She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. She is the first woman leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.
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