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Meet Draupadi Murmu who could become the next President of India

Draupadi Murmu is the first woman to hold the Governor’s post in Jharkhand. She took charge in May 2015 at the age of 59.

With President Pranab Mukherjee all set to leave his office on July 25, the race for the Presidential seat has already begun. Though the manes of prominent personalities like LK Advani, Sumitra Mahajan, Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi have been making rounds since a long time, one name that is being largely speculated to take over from Mukherjee, is Draupadi Murmu.

Many may have not heard this name and it may have come as a surprise to you as well, but Murmu is the present governor of Jharkhand, who hails from a tribal community in Odisha. According to a report in Better India, Murmu has had a very illustrious career graph, spanning two decades.

If chosen, she will be the very first person from a tribal community to be the President of India.

With her name doing the rounds for the prestigious post, here’re a few things you need to know about Draupadi Murmu: