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| Her Excellency Pratibha Patil | |
|---|---|
| 12th President of India | |
In office 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Vice President | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Preceded by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 17th Governor of Rajasthan | |
In office 8 November 2004 – 23 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Lal Khurana |
| Succeeded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| 9th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 18 November 1986 – 5 November 1988 | |
| Preceded by | M. M. Jacob |
| Succeeded by | Najma Heptulla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pratibha Patil 19 December 1934(1934-12-19) (age 90) Nadgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Maharashtra, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat(1965–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Poona (BA, MA) University of Bombay (LLB) |
| Website | www.pratibhapatil.info |
Pratibha Devisingh Patil[1] (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. A member of the Indian National Congress, Patil is the only woman to hold the office.[2] She previously served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to
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Pratibha Patil served as president of India from 2007 to 2012, the first woman to hold this office. Prior to her election as president, Patil served as the governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007, the first woman to hold this office as well.
Patil was born on December 19, 1934, in Nadgaon village of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra. She received her early education from RR Vidyalaya, Jalgaon and earned her master's degree in political science and economics from the Mooljee Jetha College, Jalgaon. Later, she obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Government Law College, Bombay (Mumbai). Patil started her professional career as a practicing lawyer at the Jalgaon District Court and simultaneously devoted herself to various social activities, especially for the empowerment of poor women.
At the age of 27, Patil successfully contested her first election to the Maharashtra State Legislature from the Jalgaon Assembly constituency. Subsequently, she was continuously elected four times as MLA from the Edlabad (Muktainagar) constituency until 1985. Thereafter, she served as a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 1985 to 1990. She was elected as a member of parliament to the 10th Lok Sabha in the 1991 general elections from the Amravati constituen
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Early Life: Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Born 19 December 1934) Is The
Early Life: Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Born 19 December 1934) Is The