pratibha patil has won the 12th presidential elections of the republic of india , achieving the first woman president of the second most populous country in the us . patil , 72 , then controller of the region of rajasthan , had support from the governing coalition . she won approximately two quarter of the polls , almost double the quantity of votes of her nearest ally bhairon singh shekhawat , who retired as vice - president after losing the poll .
Chile has a female President.