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'''Prabha Rau''' (4 March 1935 – 26 April 2010) was an | '''Prabha Rau''' (4 March 1935 – 26 April 2010) was an Indian [[politician]] and the [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Governor of Rajasthan]] state of India when she died. She was appointed as Governor of Rajasthan after she was transferred from Governor of Himachal Pradesh after [[Urmila Singh]] took charge on 25 Jan 2010 at Shimla.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57002 |title=President appoints Governors |publisher= Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010 |accessdate= 22 October 2013}}</ref> Initially following the death of previous governor of Rajasthan S.K. Singh, she got additional charge as Governor of Rajasthan along with charge of Governor of Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://pratibhapatil.nic.in/pr021209.html |date=2009-12-02 |title= GOVERNOR OF HIMACHAL PRADESH GETS ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF RAJASTHAN |publisher=Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi Press Release Dated |accessdate=22 October 2013 }}</ref> She was the governor of Himachal Pradesh since 19 July 2008. She was the former president of [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]. She hails from Wardha. She has a brother named Arun Wasu. | ||
She was Member of Parliament in 13th [[Lok Sabha]] and was elected from [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in Maharashtra.<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=365 Lok Sabha Members – Prabha Rau Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703140238/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=365 |date=3 July 2011 }} ''Lok Sabha''</ref> She was elected to [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1972 from [[Pulgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pulgaon]] for the first time. | She was Member of Parliament in 13th [[Lok Sabha]] and was elected from [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in Maharashtra.<ref>[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=365 Lok Sabha Members – Prabha Rau Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703140238/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=365 |date=3 July 2011 }} ''Lok Sabha''</ref> She was elected to [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1972 from [[Pulgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pulgaon]] for the first time. | ||
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