Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Patil is the 16th Governor of the state of Rajasthan in India.She was born on 19th December, 1934. She is a member of Indian National Congress party. She has been the deputy chair person of Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parliament. She is Rajasthan's first female governor. She is also currently the only female state governor in India.
She hails from Rajasthan and was born in a Rajput family and later married to a Maratha.
She holds an MA in Arts and a Law Degree. Beside her political career she also manages her own educational institutes.
Nomination for Presidential Election 2007
On 14th June, United Progressive Alliance(UPA), the ruling alliance of political parties in India and the Indian left nominated her as their candidate for the Presidential Election to be held in July 2007. This could make her the first female President of India.