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]
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]
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- ^ 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.
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