Droupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who is the president-elect of India . She is a member of the BJP . [1] She is the first person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community to be elected President of India . Prior to her presidency she served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand between 2015 and 2021, and held various portfolios in the cabinet of Government of Odisha between 2000 to 2004. [2]