K. Pratibha Bharati

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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 Minister
N. 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 Minister
N. 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 Minister
N. 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 Minister
N. T. Rama Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
1983 - 2004
Preceded byKothapalli Narasayya
Succeeded byKondru Murali Mohan
ConstituencyEtcherla
Personal details
Born (1956-02-06) 6 February 1956
Kavali, Srikakulam district
PartyTelugu Desam Party
Children1 (Kavali Greeshma)[1]

Kavali Prathibha Bharathi (born 6 February 1956) is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] She is a former speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[3] (1999[2]–2004[4]). She was the first woman speaker in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2] 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.[2] She won successively 5 times (1983 - 2004) from Etcherla by representing Telugu Desam Party.[5]

Pratibha Bharati was born into a politically active Dalit family in Kavali in the Srikakulam district.[2] Her father (K. Punnaiah) and grandfather (K. Narayana) had previously served as Members of the Legislative Assembly.[2]

References

  1. "Andhra Pradesh MLC polls: TDP declares three candidates — Beeda Ravi Chandra, B.T. Naidu and Kavali Greeshma — for MLC elections under MLA quota". The Hindu. 9 March 2025. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. "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.
  3. "TDP activists stage protest". The Hindu. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. 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.
  5. "AP Assembly urges Centre to amend Statute". The Indian Express. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 25 December 2010.