Pratibha Patil Elected as India's First Woman President

A lawyer by training, Pratibha Patil won the last presidential election, held on July 19, 2007 defeating her nearest rival by over 300,000 votes. She will take office as India's first female president on July 25, succeeding Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Ms. 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 the first female governor of this state.
While some see her victory as an important step towards gender equality in India, many view it as only a symbolic gesture.

Millions of women in India face discrimination and poverty often linked to age-old traditions which require the parents of a bride to pay a large dowry to the family of her eventual husband.

Source: BBC & Wikipedia & Bio-data of Pratibha Patil

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