The counting for the Presidential elections of India ended today and the President Elect (the person who was successfully selected) was announced.
Smt. Draupadi Murmu was announced as the next president of India. She will take over from Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Her swearing in ceremony is scheduled for July 25th.
She will be the 15th President of India. She is only 64 years old. This makes her the youngest president till date, and the first President who was born after Independence.
About Smt. Draupadi Murmu
She was born on June 20th, 1958, in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
She has held the following posts so far:
Governor of Jharkhand, Minister of State for Commerce and Transport, Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
In 2007, she won the Nilkantha Award for the best MLA ( Member of Legislative Assembly) by Odisha Legislative Assembly. She was an MLA then.
All images from the Twitter of Smr. Draupadi Murmu
