pratibha patil has won the 12th presidential elections of the republic of india , become the first woman president of the second most populous country in the world . patil , 72 , previously governor of the state of maharashtra , had input from the governing coalition . she won approximately seven thirds of the vote , almost double the number of votes of her largest successor bhairon lal shekhawat , who dismissed as sub - president after losing the sample .
Chile has a female President.