Jaywantrao Awale

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jaywant Gangaram Awale

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| caption = Jayvantrao Awale

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|7|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ichalkaranji

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| constituency = Latur

| office = MP

| term_start1 = 2009

| term_end1 = 2014

| predecessor = Rupatai Patil Nilangekar

| successor = Sunil Gaikwad

| office2 = Minister of Social Justice, Government of Maharashtra

| term_start2 = 1999

| term_end2 = 2004

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| successor2 = Chandrakant Handore

| constituency2 = Vadgaon

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| party = Indian National Congress

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| education = Higher Secondary

| profession = Farmer, businessperson

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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

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.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp279.htm|title=State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 279-Vadgaon Constituency of Maharashtra|website=eci.nic.in}} He was made Minister of Social Justice in November 1999 in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government. Awale is also serving as a member of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank and President of INC Maharashtra .{{Citation needed|date= February 2022}}

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