Age, Biography, and Wiki
- Full Name: Droupadi Murmu
- Date of Birth: June 20, 1958
- Age (2025): 66 years
- Place of Birth: Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
- Current Role: President of India (since July 25, 2022)
- Party Affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Significance: First tribal woman and second woman to become President of India; first President born after independence.
Droupadi Murmu is celebrated for overcoming significant social and economic barriers to achieve the highest office in India. Her journey has inspired millions, particularly from tribal communities.
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Date of Birth | 20 June 1958 |
| Age | 67 Years |
| Birth Place | Uparbeda, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
| Country | India |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Details regarding Droupadi Murmu’s height, weight, and specific body measurements are not publicly available. She maintains a modest public profile focused on her work and service.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Droupadi Murmu is known to be a private individual when it comes to her personal life. Public records indicate that she is a widow and has experienced personal tragedy, including the loss of two sons and her husband. She is not known to be dating and maintains a discreet presence regarding her family and relationships.
Her father Biranchi Narayan Tudu was a farmer. Her father and grandfather were traditional heads (designated Sarpanch) of the village council (Gram Panchayat). Her family named her Durgi Tudu, after her paternal grandmother, and her nickname was Batti which eventually became Puti. She was renamed by her school teacher to Droupadi, and her name was changed several times to those including Durpadi and Dorpdi in the past.
She married Shyam Charan Murmu (1 April 1958 – 1 August 2014), a banker, in 1980 with whom she had two sons and a daughter, Itishree Murmu. Her husband, two sons (Sipun died in a road accident and Laxman died in mysterious circumstances), mother, and a brother all died in a span of 7 years, from 2009 to 2015. She is a follower of the Brahma Kumaris spiritual movement.
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Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth (2025): Estimates of Droupadi Murmu’s personal net worth are modest by international standards, but precise figures are limited and sometimes misrepresented online. Some sources report an unrealistically high net worth (e.g., ₹40 lakh crore in public shares, which would be an error), while reputable sources do not provide such figures. More reliable sources suggest her official net worth is not publicly disclosed in detail, but her lifestyle remains simple.
- Salary as President: The President of India receives a monthly salary of ₹5 lakh (₹500,000), which amounts to ₹60 lakh (₹6,000,000) annually, according to recent budgets and reporting.
- Official Benefits: The President’s office and other expenses have a budget of ₹90.14 crore, but this covers official duties, not personal wealth.
From 1979 to 1983, Murmu worked as a junior assistant at the irrigation department of the Government of Odisha. From 1994 to 1997, she then worked as a teacher at the school Sri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Centre in Rairangpur, where she taught Hindi, Odia, mathematics, and geography. She never claimed a full salary at the school.
The amendments in the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, involved changes in the compensation duration and requirements for social impacts assessment. According to the passed law, monetary compensation for government acquisition of tribal land must be paid within six months of acquisition. The requirement for social impact assessments was dropped for some types of infrastructure projects.
In November 2022, she paid her first visit to her home state Odisha after assuming the office of the President to participate in the launch of various programmes. She visited her alma mater and later met school children along the sideways of the road and walked two kilometres to pay obeisance to the deities of Puri Jagannath Temple. In April 2023, she took a historic flight in a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet at Tezpur Air Station in Assam, the third president ever to fly in a sortie fighter jet. She flew for around 30 minutes over the Brahmaputra and Tezpur valleys also covering the Himalayan ranges. She described it afterwards as an "exhilarating experience".
Career, Business, and Investments
- Political Career: Murmu began her political career in Odisha. She served as a minister in the state government and later as Governor of Jharkhand before being nominated for President.
- Business & Investments: There are no credible reports of private business holdings or significant personal investments by Droupadi Murmu. She has focused her career on public service and does not have a known business portfolio.
- Public Shares: Claims that she holds shares in 78 companies with a net worth exceeding ₹40 lakh crore are inaccurate—these are likely misinformation or misinterpretations of official data.
Murmu was sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position. The BJP was in power in the Jharkhand Government for most of her six-year tenure as a governor and was also in power in the Union Government throughout her tenure. She administered the oath of office to Hemant Soren as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in 2019.
Social Network
Droupadi Murmu maintains a low profile on social media. She does not have a personal presence on major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Updates about her activities are published through official government channels and the President’s Secretariat.
Droupadi Murmu (born Durgi Biranchi Tudu; born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post (at 64) and the first president born in independent India.
In June 2022, the BJP nominated Murmu as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s candidate for President of India for the 2022 election the following month. Yashwant Sinha, was nominated as the candidate for president by the opposition parties. During her election campaign, Murmu visited various states seeking support for her candidature. Several opposition parties like BJD, YSRCP, JMM, BSP, SHS, JD(S) among others had announced support for her candidature prior to polling. On 21 July 2022, Murmu secured a clear majority in the 2022 Presidential election defeating common opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha with 676,803 electoral votes (64.03% of total) in 21 of the 28 states (including in the union territory of Puducherry) to become the 15th President of India.
Education
Droupadi Murmu studied at local schools before graduating with a degree from Ramadevi Women’s College in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Her educational background is centered on arts, and she worked as a teacher and in the state government before entering politics.
Previously, she served as the governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021, being the longest-serving governor for that state, as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Rairangpur Assembly constituency from 2000 to 2009, and as minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Odisha, from 2000 to 2004. Before entering politics, she worked as a clerk in the State Irrigation and Power Department from 1979 to 1983, and then as a teacher in Rairangpur from 1994 until 1997.
Murmu studied elementary education at the local primary school in Upar Beda. At age five, she moved to Bhubaneswar for higher studies. She completed secondary education from Girl's High School Unit-2, and graduated in B.A. from Rama Devi Women's College.
