| Birth date | 6 February 1956 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Kavali, Srikakulam district |
| Office | Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh |
| Term start | 1 June 2015 |
| Term end | 29 March 2017 |
| Predecessor | Paladugu Venkata Rao |
| Constituency | Elected by MLAs |
| Office 1 | 15th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Term 1 | 11 November 1999 - 30 May 2004 |
| Governor 1 | Krishan Kant Gopala Ramanujam C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| 1blankname 1 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 1 | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor 1 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu |
| Successor 1 | K R Suresh Reddy |
| Office 2 | Minister of Higher Education Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term 2 | 1 September 1995 - 11 October 1999 |
| Governor 2 | Krishan Kant C. Rangarajan |
| 1blankname 2 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 2 | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor 2 | Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu |
| Successor 2 | N. M. D. Farooq |
| Office 3 | Minister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term 3 | 3 December 1994 - 1 September 1995 |
| Governor 3 | Krishan Kant |
| 1blankname 3 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 3 | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Successor 3 | K. Pushpaleela |
| Term 4 | 10 January 1983 - 12 December 1989 |
| Governor 4 | K. C. Abraham Thakur Ramlal Shankar Dayal Sharma Kumudben Joshi |
| 1blankname 4 | Chief Minister |
| 1namedata 4 | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Office 5 | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term 5 | 1983 - 2004 |
| Predecessor 5 | Kothapalli Narasayya |
| Successor 5 | Kondru Murali Mohan |
| Constituency 5 | Etcherla |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TDP activists stage protest". The Hindu. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AP Assembly urges Centre to amend Statute". The Indian Express. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2010.