Adv Prathibha
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
Preceded by	C. K. Sadasivan
Constituency	Kayamkulam
Alappuzha District Panchayat President
In office 2010 (2010)–2015 (2015)
Thakazhy Grama Panchayat President
In office 2005 (2005)–2010 (2010)
Personal details
Born	(1977-05-10) 10 May 1977 (age 46) Thakazhy, Alappuzha, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	K. R. Hari ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2018)​
Children	1
Occupation	politician
Website	advprathibha.com

Adv. Prathibha is an Indian politician and the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) representing the Kayamkulam constituency^[1] of Alappuzha district, Kerala.^[2] She was Alappuzha District Panchayat President during the term of 2010–2015 and President of Thakazhy Grama Panchayat during 2005–2010. She was born in Thakazhy village of Alapuzha District.

Personal Details

Daughter of Sri. V. K. Purushothaman and Smt. J. Umayamma. Born at Thakazhy on 10 May 1977. She has done B.A. LLB.

Politics

She was elected as a member in Thakazhy Grama Panchayat in 2000-2005. She became the President of Thakazhy Grama Panchayat during 2005- 2010. She was the President of Alapuzhha District panchayat from 2010- 2015. She was elected to 14th Legislative assembly and 15th Legislative assembly of Kerala from Kayamkulam Constituency.^[3]

In 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, she defeated Adv. M. Liju of INC, with a majority of 11857 votes and in 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, she won against Aritha Babu of INC with a majority of 6298.