Prabha Rau (4 March 1935 – 26 April 2010) was an Indian

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and the

Governor of Rajasthan The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister, who is the head of the executive of the st ...

state of India when she died. She was appointed Governor of Rajasthan after she was transferred from Governor of Himachal Pradesh after

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took charge on 25 Jan 2010 at Shimla. 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. She was the governor of

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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

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and was elected from

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in Maharashtra. She was elected to

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in 1972 from

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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

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. She became the second Governor of Rajasthan in a row to die in office.Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau passes away
''The Hindu''

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