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Vote! Who is India's hottest single woman?

Last updated on: October 14, 2013 10:05 IST
Ileana D'Cruz

As Mallika Sherawat hopes to find the love of her life in Bachelorette India, we are asking you, our readers to vote for India's hottest single woman.

Mallika Sherawat's brand new stunt, Bachelorette India is on. While she is being wooed by some eligible young men, we thought it might be a good time to take a look at some of India's most eligible young women who any man would consider fortunate to be snagged by.

So tell us if you had the chance, who would you love to date? Tell us who you think is the nation's most eligible single woman you'd go out of your way to woo!

We start out with Ileana D'Cruz who after making it big in south Indian language films, is hoping for a long stint in Bollywood after Barfi and Phata Poster... Even so, the young lady continues to remain unattached. With a promising career ahead, there are plenty of takers for this young lady.

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Shruti Haasan

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Shruti Haasan

She sings, she acts and makes us weak in our knees. Shruti Haasan's career may not exactly be going great guns but the pretty young thing has plenty of admirers. Though we'd kill to see who'd walk up to dad, Kamal Haasan to ask him for her hand!

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Nishka Lulla

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Nishka Lulla

Emerging out of her mother, Neeta Lulla's shadow, Nishka Lulla is blossoming into a very fine designer… and a beautiful young lady. Have you fallen for her yet?

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Alia Bhatt

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Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt made a blockbuster of a debut in Student of the Year and almost instantly became the country's heartthrob. Is she India's sexiest single woman?

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Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam Kapoor

She may not have had much of a successful run at the box office but Sonam Kapoor is one of the most stylish ladies in Bollywood and we simply can't have enough of her. Can you?

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Gauhar Khan

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Gauhar Khan

Tall, sexy and stunning, Gauhar Khan is one of the hottest participants in Bigg Boss 7. With a bikini body to die for, who wouldn't want to have Gauhar on their arm? We know, we surely would!

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Saina Nehwal

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Saina Nehwal

All of 23, the stunning badminton player is the first Indian to win a medal in the sport at the Olympics. Saina Nehwal is one well-spoken and good-natured young lady you'd like to take home to your mum.

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Masaba Gupta

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Masaba Gupta

When you have the genes of one of cricket's greatest players and one of India's finest (not to mention feisty) actresses, it's sort of difficult not to stand out.

Fashion designer Masaba Gupta has been going places lately. She's taken over as the creative director for the design house Satya Paul, has been rolling out one designer line after another and has even signed up with Tata Nano.

Really, what else would you want in a young lady?

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Agatha Sangma

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Agatha Sangma

Agatha Sangma became the youngest minister of state in India's cabinet a few years ago. Representing a constituency of Meghalaya, the pretty young politician represents delightful romantic possibilities too, doesn't she?

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Diva Dhawan

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Diva Dhawan

Diva Dhawan has been scorching the runway for several top designers in India for some years now. The stunning model is hardworking, soft-spoken, incredibly polite and has a thing for tall men. Think you fit the bill?

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Nimrat Kaur

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Nimrat Kaur

Nimrat Kaur successfully held out her own against the likes of Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in The Lunchbox.

Kaur hails from an army background -- her late father served in the forces -- and has been a known face in the theatre circuit before we all noticed her laughing heartily in this Cadbury advertisement.

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Dipika Pallikal

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Dipika Pallikal

The first Indian squash player to make it to the top ten of the World Squash Association rankings, Dipika Pallikal is as stunning as they come. Does she impress you as much as she impresses us?

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Pratyusha Banerjee

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Pratyusha Banerjee

Best known for her role in Balika Vadhu, her performances in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and now her current stint in Bigg Boss 7, the pretty Pratyusha Banerjee is single again. Will you be waiting outside the Bigg Boss house for her?

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Jwala Gutta

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Jwala Gutta

We end the list with the feisty badminton player Jwala Gutta who took on the Badminton Association of India and won her right to play./p>

The BAI had withdrawn Gutta and her doubles partner, Ashwini Ponnappa, from the Denmark Open.

The BAI's disciplinary committee had recommended a life ban on Gutta for trying to stop some players of her franchise, Krrish Delhi Smashers, from playing a match against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League in August.

Gutta, who was once married to the Arjuna awardee Chetan Anand and has been linked to former India cricket captain Mohd Azaruddin, is a spunky young lady with an interesting family tree.

Born in Wardha, Maharashtra and raised in Hyderabad, Gutta's father, Kranti is Indian while mother, Yelan is Chinese. Yelan came to India along with her grandfather, a Gandhian to visit the Sevagram Ashram, Wardha, translated the Mahatma's autobiography and other works into Mandarin before eventually staying back.

We can't help but admire the 30-something shuttler who’s managed to find a way to stay in the news for reasons good and bad. Do you too?

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Vote! Who is India's hottest single woman?

Last updated on: October 14, 2013 10:05 IST

So who do you think is India's hottest single woman? Take the poll below and let us know!