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Who is the first woman to contest in a presidential election in India?

  1. Prathiba Patil

  2. Manohara Holkar

  3. Annie Besant

  4. Sushmita Rao
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Explanation

Manohara Holkar (also known as Ahilyabai Holkar's descendant) was the first woman to contest a presidential election in India in 1966, though she lost to Dr. Zakir Hussain. Pratibha Patil later became India's first female President in 2007, but was not the first to contest. Annie Besant was a theosophist and freedom fighter.

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