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Jaywantrao Awale
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Jaywant Gangaram Awale | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| Preceded by | Rupatai Patil Nilangekar |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Gaikwad |
| 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 | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Shakuntala |
| Children | Two sons, and two daughters |
Jaywant Gangaram Awale (born 6 July 1940, Ichalkaranji) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented Latur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
Political career[edit]
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 [when?] 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 Indira Gandhi.[clarification needed]
References[edit]
| Preceded by Rupatai Patil Nilangekar |
15th Lok Sabha 16 May 2009 - 19 May 2014 |
Succeeded by Sunil Gaikwad |
- Living people
- Indian National Congress politicians
- People from Maharashtra
- People from Ichalkaranji
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- People from Latur
- Marathi politicians
- Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004
- Maharashtra MLAs 1980–1985
- 1940 births
- Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
- People from Marathwada
- Maharashtra Indian National Congress politician stubs