Jaywantrao Awale
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Jaywant Gangaram 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.
. 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.
is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He represents the Latur
Latur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Latur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.-Assembly segments:...
constituency of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(INC) political party.
Political career
He started his political career in IchalkaranjiIchalkaranji
Ichalkaranji is located at . It has an average elevation of 538 metres .Ichalkaranji , lies in the Pancaganga valley about eighteen miles east of Kolhapur and half a mile north of the river. It is six miles southeast of Hatkanangale railway station...
. 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
Vilasrao Deshmukh
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh , popularly known as Vilasrao is the current Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences....
Government. He is currently working as an Executive President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Maharashtra. The head office of the organization is situated in Mumbai at Tilak Bhawan in Dadar...
. 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.