A phenomenal win for the newly elected Presidential candidate, Droupadi Murmu, who started off with a bang and cemented her lead, unrelenting and unyielding to her political rival and counter candidate Yashwant Sinha. ‘She has been elected as the 15th president of Republic of India.‘
The fierce contest between the two rivals was not as heated as one would expect and the heat that was brought to the entire nation during the beginning of the elections was ephemeral. Once the elections was out of the starting stages and in full swing, Murmu began showing signs of throwing her opposition, Yashwant Sinha, in the dust.
How the contest went:
At the end of the first round, Murmu bagged 540 votes while Sinha got 208 votes.
After the second phase, in which the top ten states’ ballots were alphabetically counted, there were 1,138 valid votes cast, with a total value of 1,49,575. Droupadi Murmu received 809 votes worth 1,05,299, and Yashwant Sinha received 329 votes for 44,276.
After 2 rounds, Murmu had 1,349 votes, way ahead of Sinha who got 537.
In the 3rd round States covered were Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha & Punjab. In this round, total valid votes were 1,333. Total value of valid votes was 1,65,664. Droupadi Murmu got 812 votes, Yashwant Sinha got 521 votes: (PC Mody, Secy Gen, Rajya Sabha)
NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu crossed halfway mark, set to become 15th President of India.
Following the conclusion of the last round, the cumulative total was 3219 legitimate votes totaling 8,38,839, of which Droupadi Murmu received 2161 votes totaling 5,77,777. Yashwant Sinha received 1058 worth 2,61,062. (Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody.)
Murmu has won the election with an outstanding lead.
‘Droupadi Murmu’ – Who is she?
Murmu is an Odisha Santhal, a tribe that depends heavily on the woodland. The tribe is the third-largest scheduled tribe in India after the Bhils and Gonds and is dispersed over four states.
Scheduled tribal members in India are around 84 million and come from 698 different communities. They still experience social, economic, and cultural marginalisation. Tribes often live in impoverished settlements with little access to healthcare and education.
Journey of Droupadi Murmu
Murmu began her career as a teacher before transitioning into state politics. On a BJP ticket, she was elected as an MLA in the year 2000 and continued till 2009. She also served as a minister two times from 2000- 2002 and 2002-2004.
Murmu was chosen in 18 May 2015 to serve as Jharkhand’s first female governor, a role she had occupied till 12 July 2021.
As governor, Murmu oversaw the return of two contentious laws, the Chhotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Act, in response to major tribal unrest when the state attempted to curtail their land rights.
Although scheduled tribes are given representation in Parliament and assemblies based on their demographic share but social and economic marginalisation of these groups continues to be a problem.
Some perceive Murmu’s promotion to the position of a president as a victory for tribal political ambitions and a turning point for the tribe, which has long been ignored and taken advantage of by many governments.
The newly elected President of India, Honorable Droupadi Murmu is said to take oath on 25th July 2022.
“We at Crucial News offer our heartfelt gratitude to our newly elected Honorable President Droupadi Murmu.”
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