Kavali Prathibha Bharathi (born 6 February 1956) is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She is a former speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1999–2004). She was the first woman speaker in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 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. She won successively 5 times (1983 - 2004) from Etcherla by representing Telugu Desam Party.
Pratibha Bharati was born into a politically active Dalit family in Kavali in the Srikakulam district. Her father (K. Punnaiah) and grandfather (K. Narayana) had previously served as Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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- Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Living people
- Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- 1956 births
- Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- People from Srikakulam district
- Telugu politicians
- Telugu Desam Party politicians
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- People from Uttarandhra
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004
- Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
- State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh