Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who is a candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election by NDA and was the ninth Governor of Jharkhand.

Draupadi Murmu was born on 20 June 1958 in Baidaposi village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. She belongs to Santal family, a tribal ethnic group.

Here is the Timeline of Political Journey of Draupadi Murmu

• 1997: Elected as the councilor of Rairangpur district of Odisha. • 1997: become the Vice Chairperson of Rairangpur

• 2000: (assembly elections), she was given the Department of Transport and Commerce till 2002.

• 2002: The government of Odisha gave her the portfolio of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry. ( She served at the post till 2004)

• 2022 – 2009: BJP district president for the Mayurbhanj district. • 2004: elected as an MLA from Rairangpur. (served till 2009)

• 2006: BJP named her as the state president of the Scheduled Tribe Morcha of Odisha. (She served at the post till 2009)

• 2010: Become Bharatiya Janata Party district president for the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (elected 2nd time)

• 2010: Become Bharatiya Janata Party district president for the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (elected 2nd time)

• 2013: became BJP district president for the Mayurbhanj district (3rd time) (She served at the post till April 2015)

• 2015: She was given the charge of Governor of Jharkhand. • 2022: Candidate for the 2022 Indian presidential election by NDA.