On 25th July 2022, Droupadi Murmu gave her first address to the nation after taking the oath officially naming her as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana conducted her oath ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament and it is truly a historic moment for the country.
President Murmu stands for various firsts that the country is seeing in a President not only is she the first tribal leader to attain one of the highest constitutional posts of the country but she is also the first President who was born after India gained her independence. This also effectively makes the 64-year-old to be one of the youngest presidents of the country.
President Murmu has done a difficult and long journey till here, with her hailing from the Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. She was one fo the first girls from her village to go to college.
As per a report by the TOI “Murmu received 2,824 votes with a value of 6,76,803 while her opponent Sinha secured 1,877 votes with a value of 3,80,177. A total of 4,809 MPs and MLAs cast their votes in the polling that took place on July 18.”
During her first address to the nation there were several inspiring and impactful thing that she said and show how she rose from her humble beginnings to now.
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