sandeep patil has won the 12th congressional inauguration of the republic of india , becoming the inaugural woman president of the 2nd most conservative country in the world . patil , 72 , is governor of the state of rajasthan , had support from the reigning coalition . she won circa two 3rd of the vote , almost double the number of votes of her nearest rival bhairon singh shekhawat , who retained as minister - regent after losing the poll .
Chile has a female President.