| Kavali Prathibha Bharathi | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Kavali, Srikakulam district |
| Office: | Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh |
| Termstart: | 25 May 2015 |
| Termend: | 29 March 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Paladugu Venkata Rao |
| Constituency: | Elected by MLAs |
| Office1: | 15th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Term1: | 11 November 1999 - 30 May 2004 |
| Governor1: | Krishan Kant Gopala Ramanujam C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor1: | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu |
| Successor1: | K R Suresh Reddy |
| Office2: | Minister of Higher Education Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term2: | 1 September 1995 - 11 October 1999 |
| Governor2: | Krishan Kant C. Rangarajan |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Predecessor2: | Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu |
| Successor2: | N. M. D. Farooq |
| Office3: | Minister of Social Welfare, Women Welfare & Family welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term3: | 3 December 1994 - 1 September 1995 |
| Governor3: | Krishan Kant |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Successor3: | K. Pushpaleela |
| Term4: | 10 January 1983 - 12 December 1989 |
| Governor4: | K. C. Abraham Thakur Ramlal Shankar Dayal Sharma Kumudben Joshi |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Office5: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term5: | 1983 - 2004 |
| Predecessor5: | Kothapalli Narasayya |
| Successor5: | Kondru Murali Mohan |
| Constituency5: | Etcherla |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Children: | 1 |
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]