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Jaywant Gangaram Awale
MP
Preceded byRupatai Patil Nilangekar
ConstituencyLatur
Minister of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra
In office
1999–2004
Succeeded byChandrakant Handore
ConstituencyVadgaon
Personal details
Born (1940-07-06) 6 July 1940 (age 84)
Ichalkaranji
Political partyINC
SpouseSmt. Shakuntala
ChildrenNo.of Sons:2 No.of Daughters:2

Jaywant Gangaram Awale (born (1940-07-06)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 [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 Smt. Indira Gandhi.

Notes

Preceded by 15th Lok Sabha
16 May 2009 - Present
Succeeded by
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