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 (1940-07-06) 6 July 1940 , Ichalkaranji) 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. 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.

External links

• sarkaritel.com
• india.gov.in
• sarkaritel.com
• samaylive.com
• maharashtra.gov
• mscbank.com
• indianexpress.com

Preceded by Rupatai Patil Nilangekar

15th Lok Sabha 16 May 2009 - Present

Succeeded by -