Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th #President of India from 2007 to 2012; she was the first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President on 25 July 2007, succeeding #Abdul Kalam, after defeating her rival #Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. She retired from the office in July 2012. She was succeeded as President by #Pranab Mukherjee.
Figure 1 Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Patil is a member of the Indian National #Congress (INC) and was nominated for the presidency by the governing United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left
