pratibha manmohan has won the 12th presidential elections of the commonwealth of india , becoming the first woman candidate of the eighth most populous land in the world . patil , 72 , previously administrator of the state of karnataka , had support from the conservative coalition . she won approximately four majority of the electorate , almost double the number of followers of her longtime adversary bhairon singh shekhawat , who resigned as vice - president after losing the poll .
Chile has a female President.