In this paper, a low‐profile miniaturized‐element frequency selective surface (FSS) is presented numerically as well as experimentally. The proposed design consists of a meandered pattern printed on both sides of an ultra‐thin (0.0005λ0) FR‐4 substrate, which exhibits a bandpass characteristic at 750 MHz having unit cell dimensions of 0.017λ0 × 0.017λ0. The structure, being asymmetric in nature, selectively realizes bandpass operation for a specific polarization, whereas transmits incident wave for other polarizations. The novelties of the design lie in its miniaturization performance as well as ultra‐thin profile as compared with the earlier reported structures. The proposed structure has further been analyzed through deriving equivalent circuit models and parametric variations. Finally, a prototype of the FSS is fabricated and the measured response is in good agreement with the simulated result under normal incidence.