Pratibha Devisingh Patil, born on 19 December 1934 is the 12th and current president of the Republic of India and the first woman to hold the office. she was sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2007, succeeding Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Pratibha Patil, a member of the INC, was nominated by the ruling UPA and the Left. She won the presidential election held on 19 July 2007 defeating her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Immediately prior to election as the President of India, Smt. Patil was the Governor of Rajasthan from November 8, 2004 until June 21, 2007. As a result of the potential that she would become the first female President of India, UPA Chairwoman Sonia Gandhi described her nomination as a "historic occasion" in India's 60th year of independence.
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