Draupadi Murmu becomes 15th President of India

BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu was on Thursday elected as the 15th president of India.

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She will succeed Ram Nath Kovid to become the country's 15th president.

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She defeated Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha. The counting of votes was held on July 21.

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She got 6,76,803 votes against Sinha's 3,80,177 votes.

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64-year-old Murmu is the first Indian President from a tribal community, the first Indian President from Odisha, and the first President of India to be born after independence.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated DroupadiMurmu on being declared the President of India, at her residence in Delhi.

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Murmu is likely to take oath on July 25 with incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind's tenure ending on July 24.

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