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Who was the first woman President of India?
Indira Gandhi
Pratibha Patil
Sarojini Naidu
Droupadi Murmu
Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012, making history as the first woman to hold the highest constitutional office in the country. Before her presidency, she served as the Governor of Rajasthan and had a long-standing career in Indian public service and politics.
Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012, making history as the first woman to hold the highest constitutional office in the country. Before her presidency, she served as the Governor of Rajasthan and had a long-standing career in Indian public service and politics.
Article 52 of the Indian Constitution provides for the office of the President of India, who serves as the head of state and the first citizen of the country.
Pratibha Patil was the 12th President of India, holding office from July 25, 2007, to July 25, 2012.
She was the first female to ever occupy the presidential office in India.
Droupadi Murmu later became the second woman and the first person belonging to a tribal community to hold the presidency.
Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India, not President.
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of an Indian state (United Provinces) and the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress.
Droupadi Murmu assumed office as the 15th President of India in July 2022.
B is correct тАФ Pratibha Patil was the first woman to serve as the President of India.
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