Sudha Patel (born 1976) is India’s youngest elected blind female sarpanch.[1] She was elected in June 1995[2] as the sarpanch of Changa village[3] in Anand district, Gujarat.[4] Patel is the recipient of the prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Persons of World (1997) award, Outstanding Woman Panchayat Leader of India award,[5] and was awarded the Jagdish K Patel Award by the President of India.[1]
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