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# Posted: 22 Jul 2007 09:23
First female president for India
Mrs Patil, 72, won nearly two-thirds of votes cast in state assemblies and in India's parliament, they said.
The former governor of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan described her win as "a victory of the people".
Mrs Patil's supporters say her election to the largely ceremonial role will be a boost to millions of Indian women.
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