Murmu defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election. Murmu bagged 64% of the votes in the poll and opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha got 36%.
Murmu was born in a Santali tribal family on 20 June 1958, in Baidaposi area of Rairangpur from Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
Murmu, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is the first tribal woman and the second woman to hold the position of President of India.
Chief Justice of India, Justice N V Ramana will administer the oath of office to Murmu on Monday (25 July) at the Central Hall of Parliament.
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