Kavali Prathibha Bharathi (born 6 February 1956) is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] She is a former speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[2] (1999[1]–2004[3]). She was the first woman speaker in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] She was Minister of Social Welfare, Health Welfare and Family Welfare 1983, 1985 and 1994 and served as the Minister of Higher Education between 1995 & 1999.[1] She won successively 5 times (1983 - 2004) from Etcherla by representing Telugu Desam Party.[4]

Kavali Prathibha Bharathi
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
1 June 2015 – 29 March 2017
Preceded byPaladugu Venkata Rao
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
15th Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
11 November 1999 - 30 May 2004
GovernorKrishan Kant
Gopala Ramanujam
C. Rangarajan
Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byYanamala Rama Krishnudu
Succeeded byK R Suresh Reddy
Minister of Higher Education
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1 September 1995 - 11 October 1999
GovernorKrishan Kant
C. Rangarajan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byGali Muddu Krishnama Naidu
Succeeded byN. M. D. Farooq
Minister of Social Welfare,
Women Welfare & Family welfare

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
3 December 1994 - 1 September 1995
GovernorKrishan Kant
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded byK. Pushpaleela
In office
10 January 1983 - 12 December 1989
GovernorK. C. Abraham
Thakur Ramlal
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Kumudben Joshi
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
1983 - 2004
Preceded byKothapalli Narasayya
Succeeded byKondru Murali Mohan
Constituency Etcherla
Personal details
Born6 February 1956
Kavali, Srikakulam district
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Children1

Pratibha Bharati was born into a politically active Dalit family in Kavali in the Srikakulam district.[1] Her father (K. Punnaiah) and grandfather (K. Narayana) had previously served as Members of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pratibha Bharati is Andhra Pradesh Assembly's first woman to officially be a Speaker of AP". The Indian Express. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ "TDP activists stage protest". The Hindu. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. ^ S. Nagesh Kumar W. Chandrakanth (22 May – 4 June 2004). "A popular backlash". Frontline. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "AP Assembly urges Centre to amend Statute". The Indian Express. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2010.