Celebrations Begin In Draupadi Murmu's Ancestral Village As She Becomes President | IN PICS

Draupadi Murmu won presidential election to become the first tribal woman set to occupy India's top constitutional post. Celebrations have broken out at her ancestral village in Odisha's Rairangpur.

Celebrations at Droupadi Murmu's hometown Rairangpur in Odisha

Tribal artists perform near the residence of President-elect Draupadi Murmu in Odisha's Rairangpur. Murmu won the presidential election to become the first tribal woman set to occupy India's top constitutional post. (Source: PTI)

Laddus have been prepared in bulk and hoardings have been put up congratulating 'Odisha's daughter' in Draupadi Murmu's hometown Rairangpur. Folk artistes and tribal dancers have thronged Rairangpur town in Mayurbhanj district since morning. (Source: PTI)

BJP workers celebrate Draupadi Murmu's presidential election win in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. (Source: PTI)

Artists belonging to Tiwa community hold photos of President-elect Droupadi Murmu in Guwahati. Draupadi Murmu, who also served as Governor Of Jharkhand between 2015-2021, will succeed Ram Nath Kovind to become India’s 15th President. (Source: PTI)

School children hold portrait of Murmu at a classroom in Gujarat's Surat. Murmu's first brush with politics came in 1997 when she was elected councillor of the district board in Rairangpur. (Source: PTI)

There was enthusiasm among the people and locals in Odisha as for the first time someone from the state would occupy the country's topmost constitutional post. (Source: PTI)