Jaywantrao Awale

Jaywant Gangaram Awale
MP
Preceded by Rupatai Patil Nilangekar
Constituency Latur
Minister of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra
In office
1999–2004
Succeeded by Chandrakant Handore
Constituency Vadgaon
Personal details
Born 6 July 1940
Ichalkaranji
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Smt. Shakuntala
Children No.of Sons:2 No.of Daughters:2
Religion Hindu

Jaywant Gangaram Awale (born 6 July 1940, Ichalkaranji) "Jaywantrao Awale". is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Latur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

Political career

He started his political career in Ichalkaranji. He served as an M.L.A for five times in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vadgaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 1980–2004, winning elections in 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 1999.[1] He was made Minister of Social Justice in November 1999 in the Vilasrao Deshmukh Government. He is currently working as an Executive President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Awale is also serving as a member of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank.

Awale went to jail in 1978 in a Jail Bharo Andolan under the leadership of late Smt. Indira Gandhi.

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Notes

  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp279.htm
Preceded by
Rupatai Patil Nilangekar
15th Lok Sabha
16 May 2009 - Present
Succeeded by
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