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Pratibha Patil (Marathi:प्रतिभा पाटिल) (Her name after marriage is Pratibha Devisingh Shekhavat प्रतिभा देविसिंह शेखावत)(born December 19, 1934) is the first female President of India. She is also the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.[1]She is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the nominee of the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left. She won the last presidential election, held on July 19, 2007 defeating her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat by over 300,000 (value) votes.[2][3][4][5] She will take office as India's first female president on July 25.
A lawyer by training, Pratibha Patil was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Edlabad constituency in Jalgaon District from 1962 to 1985. From 1986 to 1988, she held the post of deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. As a member of parliament, she represented Amravati in the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. She later became the 24th Governor of Rajasthan and, notably, was also the first female governor of this state.
Pratibha Patil (Marathi:प्रतिभा पाटिल) (Her name after marriage is Pratibha Devisingh Shekhavat प्रतिभा देविसिंह शेखावत)(born December 19, 1934) is the first female President of India. She is also the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.[1]She is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the nominee of the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left. She won the last presidential election, held on July 19, 2007 defeating her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat by over 300,000 (value) votes.[2][3][4][5] She will take office as India's first female president on July 25.
A lawyer by training, Pratibha Patil was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Edlabad constituency in Jalgaon District from 1962 to 1985. From 1986 to 1988, she held the post of deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. As a member of parliament, she represented Amravati in the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. She later became the 24th Governor of Rajasthan and, notably, was also the first female governor of this state.
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