{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Prabha Rau | image = Prabha Rau.jpg | caption = Prabha Rau - Wasu | birth_date = {{Birth date |1935|3|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Khandwa district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] | death_date = {{Death date and age |2010|4|26|1935|3|4|df=yes}} | death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | order = 18th | office = Governor of Rajasthan | term_start = 2 December 2009 | term_end = 26 April 2010 | predecessor = [[Shilendra Kumar Singh]] | successor = [[Shivraj Patil]] | order2 = 16th | office2 = Governor of Himachal Pradesh | term_start2 = 19 July 2008 | term_end2 = 24 January 2010 | predecessor2 = [[Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje]] | successor2 = [[Urmila Singh]] | order3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | term_start3 = (1999 | term_end3 = 2004) | predecessor3 = [[Datta Meghe]] | successor3 = [[Suresh Ganapat Wagmare]] | constituency3 = [[Wardha Lok Sabha constituency|Wardha]] | order4 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] | constituency4 = [[Pulgaon Assembly constituency|Pulgaon]] | term_start4 = (1995 | term_end4 = 1999) | successor4 = [[Ranjit Kamble]] | predecessor4 = Saroj Ravi Kashikar | constituency5 = [[Pulgaon Assembly constituency|Pulgaon]] | term_start5 = (1985 | term_end5 = 1990) | successor5 = Saroj Ravi Kashikar | predecessor5 = Manik Mahadeorao Sabane | constituency6 = [[Pulgaon Assembly constituency|Pulgaon]] | term_start6 = (1972-1978), (1978 | term_end6 = 1980) | successor6 = Manik Mahadeorao Sabane | predecessor6 = N.R. Kale | order7 = President of [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]] | term_start7 = (1985-1988), (2004 | term_end7 = 2008) | predecessor7 = [[N. M. Kamble]] | successor7 = [[Patangrao Kadam]] | spouse = S Anand Rau | children = 2 | relatives = [[Ranjit Kamble]] (nephew) }}

'''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 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 hailed 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 &ndash; 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 a former athlete and had represented Maharashtra in the long jump, high jump, hurdles, discus throw, and running. She was a musician and held a master's degree in Politics and Music.

Rau died on 26 April 2010 after suffering a heart attack in the Jodhpur house in [[New Delhi]]. She became the second Governor of Rajasthan in a row to die in office.<ref>[http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article410415.ece Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau passes away]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''The Hindu''</ref>

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