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Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming India’s first tribal President in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. She will be the first President to be born after independence and is the youngest to occupy the top post. She is also the second woman to become the President. The low-profile Murmu, believed to be deeply spiritual, is a keen practitioner of the meditation techniques of the Brahma Kumaris, a movement she embraced after she lost her husband, two sons, mother and brother in just six years between 2009-2015. (PTI Photo)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who elected as first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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A sand sculpture of Droupadi Murmu, who is elected as India’s first woman tribal President in Puri. (PTI Photo)
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President-elect Droupadi Murmu celebrates with her daughter Itishri Murmu, in New Delh. (PTI Photo)
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An artist celebrates election of NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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People belonging to tribal community dance in support of Droupadi Murmu in Dhanbad. (PTI Photo)
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Born on June 20, 1958, in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, she catapulted into the national spotlight after being picked as the ruling NDA’s presidential nominee in the July 18 polls. (PIB/PTI Photo)
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